The fastest Argapa build ever

Hi all, on thursday evening last week I started to resaw some quite small pieces of ye olde mahogany that lies here and there in the shop. It's for a soprano in the basic but tried style of my own number 1.

You can see the entire process so far by following this link: http://argapa.blogspot.com/search/label/29

But here's a few pics for those of you who can't be arsed to go all the way over to the blog.

The raw material:


Monday evening:


This morning:


This hadn't been a big deal if it wasn't for the fact that I somehow manage to do a decent job at the office as well. And every step of the build has so far gone quickly and smoothly. I think my need for a change from just building piccolos has everything to do with the speed, but also the fact that it's for a very patient and courteous customer.

Sven

That reminds me of an idea I had the other day, mentioned it to the wife and she was like, ummm I dunno. Anyway, the idea was to have a race, from basic stock to finish. But then after viewing the blood sprays and flying digits in my head I concluded it's probably not such a good idea, the wifey agreed.

Nice job BTW.

That's about 6 months worth of work for me Sven. I just can't do anything fast. Good luck.
Doug

Love it, just goes to show what determination and talent can do without the host of all the tools. I like the Zyliss vice in the background, I still have mine and still use it after 30+ years.

I finally got around to recording a sample with this one. Of course there's the youtube factor and all, but most of you are used to that.



And since smart phones are less than smart when it comes to embedded vids...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGXlt5Zzp6s

Have a nice weekend, y'all!

Sven, your #29 has a beautiful balanced tone. Now I wonder if that's the 50 year old mahogany, or the bracing....

Or maybe just the fishing line

Great work!