Turning clarinet top joint on machine lathe

Top joint after turning and oiling

After turning the body the tone holes and pillar holes were drilled using specialist cutters

Pillars turned and threaded on the lathe before drilling and facing.

The rings which provided the basis of the ring keys were turned from nickel silver on a machine lathe

The finger and thumb bushes were turned on a machine lathe and glued in place

The bell was turned by hand from a solid piece of mopane

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The (mostly) finished clarinet

Turning clarinet top joint on machine lathe

Top joint after turning and oiling

After turning the body the tone holes and pillar holes were drilled using specialist cutters

Pillars turned and threaded on the lathe before drilling and facing.

The rings which provided the basis of the ring keys were turned from nickel silver on a machine lathe

The finger and thumb bushes were turned on a machine lathe and glued in place

The bell was turned by hand from a solid piece of mopane

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The key touches and arms were shaped from nickel silver sheet, shaped by hand. The cups were turned on a lathe. All the component parts were soldered together to create the finished key

The (mostly) finished clarinet