Domenico Busan, Venice, 1781
Bass: 44533
Back: Two-piece with irregular flame, cut on the slab, with original wings in all flanks; bears a branded signature at the top
Top: Four-piece spruce of narrow grain
Scroll: of plain maple
Varnish: Brown-reddish on a golden ground; very thick
Length of back: 117 cm
Upper bouts: 58 cm
Lower bouts: 68 cm
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Provenance
in 1995 | Benedatto Marcello Collection |
References
Les violons: Venetian instruments, paintings & drawings, Association pour la Promotion des Arts, Paris (illustrated)
Liuteri Sonadori Venezia 1750–1870, Stefano Pio, Venice Research, Venice (illustrated)
Looking at the Double Bass, Raymond Elgar, Stephen W. Fillo, Princeton (illustrated)
The Strad 2005 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)