[size=0]WOO HOO!!! IT'S ON THE WAY!!![/size]
Absolutely stunning!!! Mind-boggling!!! Superlative-inducing!!! It's going to be a couple VERY long days waiting!!! That's okay -as long as it gets to me safely, the wait doesn't matter... it'll be over soon, and then we'll be together forever!!! (Well, until I'm wormfood... or a glowing radioactive mutant post-apocalyptic zombie... no, wait, I could still conceivable play it then... oh, I'll just deal with that if it happens...)
So the final wait has begun. Thanks for the additional picture to tide me over, Mica! I guess I'll have to suffer a few more days until I get to see the back with the continueous woodplate in all its glory.
I KNOW from experience, it will most certainly be worth the wait.
I again want to thank Alembic for their imput and work in creating this masterpiece, my other masterpiece, and all the amazing instruments they've created for all of us over the decades.
This is just as good as it gets, folks... it's just that simple. A dream in my head, transformed into reality.
And again, I want to thank my fellow club members for their help and support, and for keeping me company during the wait!
I got a lot of valuable inspiration and good ideas from other folks here, and from their instruments... and I appreciate it. Hopefully my instrument(s) and my ideas will at least in some small way inspire and/or be helpful to others.
So thanks again, all! If all goes well, it'll arrive safely on Thursday, and then I'll take it home... stare at it for a while... fondle it... and play it... probably for a long time. You might not hear from me for a day or two, as I may hibernate with it. I'll also have 2 days off, which I'll spend nearly entirely with Elana and Erica (my human girlfriend)! So I'll be busy. But I'll be thinking of y'all, gang, and looking forward to the rest of you getting your masterpieces, Dave, Mike, Paul, and everybody else! So take care gang, best wishes, and thanks for yours!!!
