Michael's Busato

MichaelHorowitz

@richter4208 44 and 45 aren't the serial numbers (Busato didn't use serial #s) but rather items numbers in his catalog.

pdg

Why are you selling it?

MichaelHorowitz

@pdg it's a painful decision to make but I don't feel comfortable taking it on gigs anymore. I actually used this guitar for pretty much every gig over the last ten years. But it's really getting too valuable for that so I'll probably have Bob make me something similar that is a little more road worthy (thanks in advance Bob!)

rico

Hahaha! It's funny!

Bob Holo

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richter4208 wrote: »

Interesting that you will have 44 and 45 and the same time in the shop. That means they were made back to back correct?

The 44 & 45 are models. Busato didn't number his guitars - which makes them a bit tough to date (though easy to settle down with... pun intended) They're identical structurally (well, Busatos vary more than most in terms of tuning, but body dimensions, brace placement, tonebar number and placement and scale length etc. are the same), but the Mde. 44 has a plain fingerboard and rosewood binding whereas the Mde. 45 has inlays and plastic binding Plastic binding was a premium feature as plastic was a new invention and so it was both expensive and considered tres chic.

But Michael has definitely had Busatos made back to back in his shop - at least judging from the wood on the back. Actually my Busato Mde. 44 and Michael's Mde. 45 (pictured above) have very similar backs. They look to be no more than two or three guitars apart assuming Busato was using his veneer in sequence.

t-bird

MichaelHorowitz wrote: »

I'll probably have Bob make me something similar that is a little more road worthy (thanks in advance Bob!)

As nice as that sounds, on his website Holo clearly states if you want one of his guitars you will need to wait and buy it through the djangobooks site.