mavrothis - 3-9-2008 at 08:21 PM
http://www.lutesandguitars.co.uk/htm/cat01.htm
dubai244 - 3-10-2008 at 12:37 AM
Wow ....... Some thing really imazing
Thanks mavrothis for sharing ...
gilgamesh - 3-10-2008 at 01:45 PM
Amazing work!
gilgamesh - 3-10-2008 at 01:49 PM
Very surprising look!What an inspiration!
Ararat66 - 3-10-2008 at 02:24 PM
Also check this out
http://www.vihuelademano.com/
England cannot and (shouldn't?) shake off its earthy roots 
Leon
mavrothis - 3-10-2008 at 04:03 PM
wow!
http://www.vihuelademano.com/dias%20copy/pages/head-front.htm
http://www.vihuelademano.com/dias%20copy/pages/body-end.htm
http://www.vihuelademano.com/viola-da-mano/daiLibri.htm
And I thought ouds could get complex, forget about it, these guys are for real!
DaveH - 3-11-2008 at 01:26 AM
They got really interesting (if perhaps a bit over the top) in the 18th Century. Take a look at the bottom of this page.
http://www.mateus-lutes.com/baroque-lutes.html
Arto - 3-11-2008 at 10:47 AM
Thanks for this thread. It reminds me there are so many wonderful works of art and crafts by human hands. I will never be rich enough to order one of
Barber & Harris masterpieces (nor have I use for one, considering my musical talents), but I am happy for this kind of art being kept alive by
dedicated craftsmen.
More here (see also the harpsichords!):
http://home.hetnet.nl/~sebas-vero/Lutes.html
Arto