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LUTHIER1 Dundridge Gdns., St. George, Tel: ++44 (0)117 967 0779

Bristol BS5 8SZ, England. Email: [email protected]

PRICE LIST SEPTEMBER 2012/2013

LUTES

6 COURSE LUTES, plain. 4972

6 COURSE LUTES, veneered. 5690

7 COURSE LUTES, " ... 5868




12 COURSE LUTES, double-headed 10715

13 COURSE LUTES, with bass rider 8650

13 COURSE LUTES, with theorboed neck ... 8901

Plain signifies normally either a beech, fruitwood, or figured maple neck and pegbox.Veneered lutes have neck and pegbox veneered in ebony and usually an ebony edging aroundthe belly.

Additional Charges

Prices quoted above are for few-ribbed backs (normally up to 15 ribs). For multi-ribbed versions(25 or more) add 1215. A deduction of 260 is made for a simple rose pattern (suffix 'A' onrose sheet) and an increase of the same for a complex pattern (suffix 'C'). Customers may choosea suitable rose from photographs which can be sent by email as a PDF file. (There is an extracharge for rose borders as illustrated in the rose file.)

Inlaid ebony heart: 150. With white centre (holly): 250.Pierced and carved pegbox panels for 11 or 13 course (bass rider type) pegboxes: black stained

pearwood 1385, inset plum panel with purfled ebony border 1590.Double inset pierced and carved panels in 13 course swan necks: 1820.Integral carved decoration on swan neck (e.g. M.Hoffman in Nrnberg): 1835.Inlaid panel border in fingerboard: single line, holly: 150, bone: 195, double line, holly: 233,

bone: 275Treble rider (as an optional extra on a 10 course lute): 245

An extra charge will normally be made for the use of certain timbers in quantity (e.g. at presentbacks made from yew and birds-eye-maple: 290).

Prices quoted are for instruments with modern stringing (except for plain gut diapasons used onarchlutes).

Cases are charged for separately. Case carrying strap: 25. Customers wishing to have theirinstruments delivered must pay an extra charge for packing and carriage.

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ARCHLUTES

Type: A B C

Few-ribbed backs 10404 11050 11803

Multi-ribbed backs 11619 12265 13018

These prices include a more complex rose with pierced or chip-carved border. A triple rose willcost 390 extra.

LIUTI ATTIORBATI

Add 645 to archlute prices (includes a double fingerboard panel border in holly and ebony).

Type A: Both necks ebony veneered with white/black/white edgings on upper neck.

Type B: As type A but upper neck fully inlaid with central striped decoration, front and back.

Type C: As type B but back of lower neck also inlaid with stripes.

(Edgings and striped inlay are usually holly/ebony).

Inlaid panel border in fingerboard: see Additional charges.

VIHUELAS

Vihuela de Mano (flat back, flat peghead) 5635

Vihuela de Mano (vaulted back, flat peghead) 6533

Viola da Mano (flat back, sickle-shaped pegbox) 5895

Viola da Mano (vaulted back, sickle-shaped pegbox) 6791

Inlaid diamond-shaped mosaic motif(s): from 290

(Backs made from yew or exotic hardwoods such as ebony will incur an extra charge.)

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Terms of Business

A deposit of 15% of the cost of the instrument will secure a place on the waiting list. Half of thebalance is to be paid when the work is about to commence on the instrument. The remaindermust be paid on or before collection of the instrument, or prior to despatch in the case ofoverseas customers. Customers wishing to pay upon collection must do so either by cash or UK

bankers draft. If payment is to be made by personal cheque, fourteen days must be allowed forclearance before the instrument may be collected. An instrument which has not been paid forone month after completion will be offered for sale and the deposit retained. The customer isresponsible for insuring his/her instrument against all risks if leaving it uncollected for morethan one month after completion. Please note that in the event of the cancellation of an order thedeposit is not refundable. It may, however, be kept on record indefinitely if the customer wishesto postpone the order for an unspecified period. Any amount paid in excess of the 15% depositwould of course be refundable.

Prices

Prices are usually revised annually, but are still subject to alteration without notice. Please note

that the price you pay is that which is effective at the time of delivery, not at the time ofordering.No V.A.T. is currently applicable.

Delivery date

No delivery date can be guaranteed, although every effort will be made to adhere to the waitinglist schedule.

Foreign customers payment by cheque

All payments must be made in pounds sterling. All charges for the transfer of foreign currencyto my account are to be paid by the customer. There are no charges if a cheque is made out in

pounds sterling and drawn on a U.K. bank (usually London).

Payments Bank transfers

If preferred, payments may be made directly to my bank account:

Account No. 81145258. HSBC Bank p.l.c., 79 Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 8LHSort code: 40-14-18. Account name: P.R.V. THOMSON.

Overseas Customers:

International Bank Account Number (IBAN): GB20MIDL40141881145258

SWIFT Bank Identification Code (BIC): MIDLGB2122J

Please instruct your bank to make all charges payable by you.

Repairs

Repairs are usually undertaken only to my own instruments, currently at a rate of 44 per hour.Customers are responsible for insuring their instruments against all risks while left in theworkshop.

Guarantee

All work is guaranteed against manufacturing defects for a period of one year from the date ofcompletion of the instrument.

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