AtlVcl Posted June 20, 2019 Report Posted June 20, 2019 15 hours ago, twcellist said: https://pclaphil.org/2015/04/20/the-grand-salon/ https://tarisio.com/cellos-piatigorsky-festival/robert-demaine-stradivari/ I’m sure you can find more references on what my friend likes to call “the Google Machine.” If I'd wanted to spend time Googling I'd have done so. Since you've already done it, it didn't make sense for both of us. If that 1748 Busan really is in excellent condition (few of them are...), I saw one just like it a decade ago in NY. The MSRP was $750K at that time. Since Robert seems so fond of the General Kyd, presumably he won't leave it exposed on the porch, like his predecessor once did.
Delabo Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 Bromptons have a violin labelled as ....... Domenico Busan, Venice 1783 In their current auction. https://www.bromptons.co/auction/25th-june-2019/lots/249-an-italian-violin-by-domenico-busan-venice-1783.html
twcellist Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 19 hours ago, AtlVcl said: If I'd wanted to spend time Googling I'd have done so. Since you've already done it, it didn't make sense for both of us. If that 1748 Busan really is in excellent condition (few of them are...), I saw one just like it a decade ago in NY. The MSRP was $750K at that time. Since Robert seems so fond of the General Kyd, presumably he won't leave it exposed on the porch, like his predecessor once did. Unless he wants it to become a CD cabinet! Haha ... Sorry ... the General Kyd Strad will always in my mind be associated with that funny story (albeit in reality it’s no joking matter!) Someone should take a General Kyd copy to that guy and have him make the CD cabinet like he intended to do. I’m sure it will sell like bonkers! I know I would buy one ... a strad CD cabinet! Haha ...
AtlVcl Posted June 21, 2019 Report Posted June 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Delabo said: Bromptons have a violin labelled as ....... Domenico Busan, Venice 1783 In their current auction. https://www.bromptons.co/auction/25th-june-2019/lots/249-an-italian-violin-by-domenico-busan-venice-1783.html Does that scroll look crooked to anyone besides me??
Delabo Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 16 hours ago, AtlVcl said: Does that scroll look crooked to anyone besides me?? The photo is not quite square on, so its hard to tell. The eyes do not look level, and maybe the scroll was soaked in water overnight to carve more easily which can cause things to go lopsided. Which begs the question, did Italians soak their scrolls ?
martin swan Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 16 hours ago, AtlVcl said: Does that scroll look crooked to anyone besides me?? Such sloppy work ...
Delabo Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 I just noticed: Brompton footnote: "The later Italian scroll."
AtlVcl Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Delabo said: I just noticed: Brompton footnote: "The later Italian scroll." A lot of scrolls are "later", but that doesn't mean they're necessarily crooked.
Delabo Posted June 23, 2019 Report Posted June 23, 2019 22 hours ago, AtlVcl said: A lot of scrolls are "later", but that doesn't mean they're necessarily crooked. They are "crooked" if they are pretending to be original
AtlVcl Posted June 23, 2019 Report Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Delabo said: They are "crooked" if they are pretending to be original Excellent point!
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