Close-up of the rose:
I took these pictures during my visit of the Wartburg castle last year.
10 strings, yet it does not djent ๐
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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 :)
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.
That's gorgeous!