Domenico Busan, Venice, c. 1780, the 'ex-Michael Tree'
Viola: 24218
Labeled, "Dominicus Busan..1780."
Slightly reduced in the upper bouts.
Back: in two pieces of semi-slab cut maple with medium-width, mainly horizontal flame.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with grain of varying widths.
Ribs: and head of quarter cut maple with narrow-width flame.
Varnish: of a dark reddish orange-brown color.
Length of back: 43.25 cm
Upper bouts: 21.6 cm
Middle bouts: 15.3 cm
Lower bouts: 26.7 cm
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Notes:
Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
In the Busch Quartet, [Gottesmann]] performed on a small Domenico Busan viola which Rudolf Serkin borrowed from Austrian collector Elisabeth Bondy, widow of Oskar Bondy.
– Tully Potter, Adolf Busch, ‘Life of an Honest Musician’, Toccata Press, 2010
Provenance
| 1946-1951 | Elisabeth Anna Bondy |
| until 2011 | Anonymous |
| in 2011 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2011 | Anonymous |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Known players
Hugo Gottesman, Michael Tree
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2021)- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2011)
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1728.
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2021)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- The Strad, February, 1994, Daniel Whitman, Orpheus, London
The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)
The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)
