Sunday, November 26, 2006

Since the last post

Sorry for the delay since the last post. Holidays you know.

Here is a link to the rosewood concertina just completed

http://hmi.homewood.net/wale

I have also completed a mahogany baritone concertina in c/g

http://hmi.homewood.net/mahogbari

paste these into your browser, I don't know how to make active links on my blog service!

Bob

Saturday, November 11, 2006

The End

Well, not of the tour. It has only just begun.

However it is the end of work on the Rosewood Concertina. It has turned out quite well. I have never built a concertina without tweaking one or two variables. I increased the venting height on this concertina and I am well pleased with the sound. I found a very nice piece of Irish linen that I installed behind the Jeffries fretwork. I will try to get a picture up before I send it off.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Friday, time to go home

Rosewood Concertina:

Bellows completed and lacquered; buttons, springs and action built and installed; bushings installed in ends; handrests built and installed; handstraps cut; reeds installed and rough tuned

Tomorrow, reeds will be fine tuned and set, instrument waxed and buffed and hopefully all done.

Tour Concertina:

Enjoying Ashland Oregon.

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Progress on rosewood concertina.

Since last post, eight coats of sanding sealer applied to the rosewood concertina headed for New South Wales. Those eight coats have been taken down to 320 grit and one coat of satin lacquer has been nicely applied with no runs, sags or drips.

Bellows are well underway and will probably be completed this week. Still lots of work ahead....buttons have to be turned on the lathe (yes, I still turn every button on the lathe) levers riveted, springs turned, leather cut pared and skived then glued to the bellows "endoskeleton" Reeds will have to be installed, set and tuned. Handrests to be built, hand straps cut and the little brass adjustment screws need to be silver brazed polished and installed.

Tour concertina is still on its way to Ashland, no overnight deliveries on the 2007 Concertina Tour.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Next stop: Ashland Oregon

Just a little detour on the way to Portland. I don't see Ashland on my giant map, but it must be on the way to Portland as there is very little Oregon left northwest of the city.

I hope we get some pictures from Colorado.

Regarding progress on the rosewood anglo for New South Wales. Fretwork is completed; casework is roughed out and glued up; threaded brass inserts are installed; chevrons installed in the bellows frame; reedpan is roughed out and glued up.

Not too bad, I think for a day......don't expect this much progress everyday, I promise it will get slower.