I just remember now: we already discussed this rose in April 2005. Then it led to conclusions about arrangements popular until now (fiddles, whistles, and cittern......) It was speculative, though..... Martina
"David Kilpatrick" <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > 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
