LUTHIER

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

Bristol BS5 8SZ, England. Email: paulrvthomson@btinternet.com





PRICE LIST SEPTEMBER 2012/2013

LUTES

6 COURSE LUTES, plain. 4972

6 COURSE LUTES, veneered. 5690

7 COURSE LUTES, " ... 5868

8 COURSE LUTES, " ... 6032

10 COURSE LUTES, " ... 6387

11 COURSE LUTES, " ... 7159

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 around
the 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' on
rose sheet) and an increase of the same for a complex pattern (suffix 'C'). Customers may choose
a suitable rose from photographs which can be sent by email as a PDF file. (There is an extra
charge 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: 275
Treble 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 present
backs made from yew and birds-eye-maple: 290).

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

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










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 will
cost 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.)













Terms of Business

A deposit of 15% of the cost of the instrument will secure a place on the waiting list. Half of the
balance is to be paid when the work is about to commence on the instrument. The remainder
must be paid on or before collection of the instrument, or prior to despatch in the case of
overseas 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 for
clearance before the instrument may be collected. An instrument which has not been paid for
one month after completion will be offered for sale and the deposit retained. The customer is
responsible for insuring his/her instrument against all risks if leaving it uncollected for more
than one month after completion. Please note that in the event of the cancellation of an order the
deposit is not refundable. It may, however, be kept on record indefinitely if the customer wishes
to postpone the order for an unspecified period. Any amount paid in excess of the 15% deposit
would 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 of
ordering.
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 waiting
list schedule.

Foreign customers payment by cheque

All payments must be made in pounds sterling. All charges for the transfer of foreign currency
to 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 8LH
Sort 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 the
workshop.

Guarantee

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