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The Finished Soundboard Rosettes

made by Johnny Bell

 

 

Plan view

The large parchment and pear rosette

 

Plan view

The small parchment and pear rosette

Plan view

The large parchment and cypress rosette

Side view

The large parchment and pear rosette

Side view

The small parchment and pear rosette

Side view

The large parchment and cypress rosette

 

These are the finished rosette for the new 5-octave 'Mozart' harpsichords (large rosettes) and the new 4-octave harpsichord (small central rosette).  They are made of parchment and either thin pearwood or thin cypress wood by Johnny Bell.

 

Here is the rosette from Instrument number 7 with the strings in place

 

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