The lid is complete - like most harpsichord lids it is in two pieces - one piece that covers the keyboard and wrestplank and a larger piece that covers the soundboard. Originally I had intended to hinge these together but in the end it seemed simpler to just leave them separate so that they can be lifted off the case independently of each other. I varnished the lid with shellac (which came out a slightly more yellow color than I really wanted) and glued some strips of felt around the underside to prevent it from scratching the case.
The final result looks like this:
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