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Historical Artifacts

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Close-up of the rose: https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/632520794410387667/586f75268-5004eb/8DRKOFYsV2Oc/VccdYrDETOTt0VKL2m7Dvcy5mP5ME09DYjUZVWmt.jpg

I took these pictures during my visit of the Wartburg castle last year.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

10 strings, yet it does not djent ๐Ÿ˜“

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Skill issue.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That might be the most detailed wood carving I've ever seen. That is seriously impressive! I bet the maker would be proud that their instrument has survived almost 600 years :)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I read in a journal article, that the rose is actually made of parchment. It looks like wood, but parchment can look the same way, depending on the animal it's from. And I think it's treated with a thin coat of varnish, the same as on the rest of the instrument.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That's gorgeous!