N E W 5 - O C T A V E H A R P S I C H O R D S
I N T H E N E A P O L I T A N S T Y L E
The Soundboard Rosette Drawings
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Taking inspiration from the historical models of a number of soundboard rosettes in Neapolitan instruments, drawings were made of a new rosette to be used in the new 5-octave instruments. The model followed is of a deep, 'wedding cake' style of rosette in several layers separated by paper spacers. Each level has three layers: a top layer of thin wood and below this are two layers of parchment. The wood layer is represented in these drawings by a tan colour. The top level (on the left below) is glued to the top of the soundboard and the other layers are all located below the soundboard.
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