This shows the floral wreath and gilded rose. The soundboard wood is German spruce handpicked from tone-wood lots in southern Germany and Austria.

When the original papers used on lid and fallboards were no longer available - the traditional designs were
meticulously redrawn on Bavarian limestone, processed and printed at Tomlinson Studio / Gallery
under the supervision of the decorator.

Two lids and fallboards receiving the 'ash' papers..

Here the Caligrapher is hand lettering with india ink.

The maker's name on the jack-rail.

Detail during printing showing the two styles of 'Seahorse' papers. The upper is referred to as the 'reverse' pattern.

A detail of the 'reverse' seahorse paper on a black background.