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Piero della Francesca Nativity (c1470-75) - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Montagna (1450-1523) Madonna and Child Enthroned (detail, 1499) - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Giovanni Cariani (c1485 - c1547) 'Young Man With a Lute' Musee des Beaux Arts, Strasbourg - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Shop work - glueing the soundboard to the bowl. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

L - 10 course C45 R - 6 course 59.5cm - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

L - 10 course C45 with 31 striped yew ribs. R - 6 course 59.5cm with 9 bird's-eye maple ribs. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

From L. to R. - 10 course C45, 6 course small Frei, 6 course 59.5cm g'lute, 6 course a'lute - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

From L. to R. - 10 course C45 with striped yew ribs. 6 course small Frei. These 6 course lutes all have bird's-eye maple backs. 6 course g'lute. 6 course a'lute.- Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Rose for the 7 and 8 course 1592 Venere lutes.- Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Rose pattern from the 1639 Sellas Archlute (Museo Civico, Bologna). I use this rose on my C45 8 to 10 course lutes. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Rose for the 1755 Widhalm 13 course. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

Carving the knot that circles the rose. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

From L. to R.- 10course C45, 9 course Warwick Frei, 8 course C45, 7 course 1592 Venere, 6 course small Frei. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

10 course C45. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

10 course C45. 17 dark yew ribs with spacers, 9 course Warwick Frei. 11 curly maple ribs, 8 course C45. 17 striped yew ribs, 7 course 1592 Venere. 25 dark yew ribs with spacers, 6 course small Frei. 11 curly maple ribs. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker

10 course C45. 31 striped yew ribs. - Grant Tomlinson Lutemaker