The progress reports

Each week (hopefully) we update this page with new photos of instruments in progress. The updates are usually made on Monday.

We hope that you enjoy seeing the progress on your instrument and those of others who have them on order.

Week ending November 11, 2002

Rue Elizabeth French Megrew Gale

1909-2002

One of the commemerative plaques we made for the memorial service

Doyle: the new shaft is finished, and the wheel is being reshaped, sanded, and finished.

Doyle: the shaft and wheel are in, with an new tail bearing, and the strings are on. (We did find the larger handle in the case.)

VG37: the sides are glued up and trimmed for the bac

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VG36: it doesn't look like much yet, but it's actually a test keybox and actuator for a new drone capo system

"The Monk": designing a new chanter bridge, and removing the wheel cover blocks

"The Monk": Justin milling the head of the new tirant peg

"The Monk": the tailpiece needed to be replaced also, which requires some soundboard patching.

For more news, including NB's Colson, the studio upgrades, and our battle with the water pump, please go to page 2.

See last week for more pictures.

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Alden and Cali Hackmann
Olympic Musical Instruments

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