The progress reports

Each week we update this page with new photos of instruments in progress. The updates will usually be on Tuesday.

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

Week ending January 17, 2005

See last week, or next week, or the index of other weeks for more pictures.

MG39 (P.W.) almost ready to go!

Orca (C.C.) being buffed out after the final hand rubout

Laying out the tail for the tailpiece

Drilling the peghead for the tuning machines

The keybox and tailpiece are in place

Chris learning to hand bend wood on a hot iron

Orca: Chris putting together his first Orca

Orca: Chris' Orca has progressed substantially

Orca: Pavel also has an Orca under construction

Milling a set of blanks for new master keys

Experimenting with new methods of making wheels - the one on the right has Secret Ingredient X in it

LB6 (S.D.): The parts for the bending blanket sandwich

LB6: One of the five forms that the sandwich blanket will be used with

In the bedroom redecoration - a test strip of the strip pattern

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The doors get a carved Celtic knot pattern added to each, along with a paint job to cover their original boring white gloss

Thanks for watching - tune in next week!

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Alden and Cali Hackmann
Olympic Musical Instruments

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