1914 Alfred Brock 12-string Swedish Lute number 316 natural

Good condition, 6/10, Made in Sweden, including black original softshell case, this could be called a representation model with tons of luxury appointments, 11 repaired cracks in the spruce top, mahogany body and neck, beautiful inlays around the top perimeter and soundhole and in the bridge plus headstock and fingerboard, the heads of the bridge pins have been filed into flower patterns, previously owned by lute singer Gunnar Bohman, fancy decoration, repaired cracks in the back and sides, more info:

Per Alfred Daniel Nilsson Brock, born April 15, 1876 in Svedala parish, Malmöhus county, died November 16, 1935 in Adolf Fredriks parish, Stockholm, was a Swedish instrument builder.

Biography
Alfred Brock was the son of instrument builder Nils Nilsson in Malmö and Elisa Persson. Brock received his first training in instrument building from his father. In 1900 he came to Stockholm, where he became a repairman for the court chapel and the Museum of Music History and in 1925 a court instrument maker. Brock made violins but above all lutes. The so-called "Brock lute" gained a great reputation both in Sweden and abroad due to its good tone and beautiful appearance, and is a modernization of the old Kraft lute. Brock built a total of 892 lutes.

PLEASE NOTE; AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND ADVICE FROM HISTORIANS WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RESTORE THESE OLD INSTRUMENTS AS THEY DESERVE TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF A DEDICATED MUSEUM/COLLECTOR WHO UNDERSTANDS THEIR TRUE VALUE EVEN WITH THE FLAWS THAT THEY MAY HAVE AFTER A LONG LIFE. SO TAKE NOTE THAT THIS INSTRUMENT IS SOLD AS-IS WITHOUT WARRANTY, PREFERABLY TO SOMEONE WHO CAN PICK IT UP IN OUR STORE AND SEE THE CONDITION THEMSELVES AS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DESCRIBE EVERY DETAIL. BUT WE DO SHIP WORLD WIDE. /THE MUSEUM DIVISION OF OSCAR GUITARS