Started by cutting the socket where it will join the body (the strange contraption looking a bit like a ship's wheel is a steady, used for supporting the end of the workpiece when it is not possible to use a tailstock).
Next step is to turn the bell piece round on the lathe, and make the inside of the bell. This is a slow and pains-taking job, requiring accurate turning to fit a template. In total, turning the inside of the bell took me around 4 hours from start to finish!
And now for a change of scene: starting on some of the brass components.
Cutting out two strips of brass that will be formed into rings to protect each end of the fontanelle (a thin-walled tube that slides over the keywork and hides the joint between the body and the bell)
Annealing the brass prior to forming it into rings and silver soldering the joint.
#The fontanelle rings after soldering..
...and after cleaning up with a file.
And finally: a long standing tradition of the West Dean instrument making course - informal music session in the bar after the workshops close for the night.
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