Harpsichords - Fortepianos - Virginals - Clavichords
by Instrument builder Craig C. Tomlinson

Details of the finished instrument - Tomlinson Harpsichords

 

Soundboard Decoration

Details of the finished instrument. The Latin text on the lid translates: "In life I was silent, in death I sing sweetly". The fallboard translates: "Wine and music gladden the heart"

The maker's name on the jack-rail - Tomlinson Harpsichords    
The maker's name on the jack-rail. 		A detail of the 'reverse' seahorse paper on a black background - Tomlinson Harpsichords A detail of the 'reverse' seahorse paper on a black background.

Papered decorations - Tomlinson Harpsichords
Papered decorations.