Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1716, the 'Adolf Busch'
Violin: 41413
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium to broad-width flame ascending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width flame broadening toward the edges.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.75
Middle bouts: 11.1
Lower bouts: 20.65
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Provenance
| in 1908 | Robert Koeber |
| 1913-1933 | Adolf Busch |
| ... | ... |
| from 1941 | Hamma & Co. |
| in 1944 | Sold by Henry Werro |
| Ministre Stucki | |
| from 2010 | Current owner |
Known players
Adolf Busch
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1944)- Certificate: Fridolin Hamma, Stuttgart (1939)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908)
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References
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)