very close to a big finish, and a big start

I believe the tour concertina will be completed today, depending on the traffic in the shop. I am tossing down my last cup of coffee at the house and will head to the shop in a short while.

The action is installed now and all that remains to complete are the reed installation and final tuning. There are a couple small details to attend to today, the bushings have to be installed; handrests installed; strap adjusters made; gold tooling to complete. Hmm, that sounds like a lot. Perhaps just one more cup of coffee will help. The girls are in New Jersey at a feis, that will help as well........nothing to do but work!

There are about 40 persons signed up for the tour so far.