Martina Rosenberger wrote: >Sorry for the late comment: >Peter Forrester told us about half a year ago how to copy such a metal rose. >I've seen the same rose in different English Guittars, including the Gibson >type with that ring tuners, so my feeling is that there was a manufacturer to >deliver the roses to the luthiers....... > >
You bet. It's probably not stamped, although it looks it. I would guess it is moulded and then has flashing removed using a warding file to clean up the piercings, before being gold plated. But it is definitely mass produced, I would guess Birmingham or London, and the picture on mine shows a couple, one playing a veille or hurdy-gurdy, the other a side-flute, in early 18th century dress. I'll bet the original painting or drawing the rose copies is a French pastoral one, because the veille was not widely used in Britain. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
