Geat to see your work, Padma. Me makes me realise the crazy things I do are maybe part of some tradition after all. Who was that quote from- "tradition is OK as long as it fits into my ideas"?
I really love the look of your workshop. Wish my dark hovel here in Newcastle could be blasted with some of your sunshine.
I'd love to see your unusual instruments, any links or pictures you could post my way.
Looking forward to the rest of this thread.

Padma,
The reason for few replies is that most of us nerds don't speak your language fluently.

Nelson

Very nice, not to mention very artistic. It seems you always have a way of seeing things from outside of the box.
I would like to point out that the heel carving of the Caduceus staff is not in fact a symbol of healing, but represents commerce.
I believe the symbol for healing would be the Rod of Asclepius.

"As god of the high-road and the market-place Hermes was perhaps above all else the patron of commerce and the fat purse: as a corollary, he was the special protector of the traveling salesman. As spokesman for the gods, he not only brought peace on earth (occasionally even the peace of death), but his silver-tongued eloquence could always make the worse appear the better cause. From this latter point of view, would not his symbol be suitable for certain Congressmen, all medical quacks, book agents and purveyors of vacuum cleaners, rather than for the straight-thinking, straight-speaking therapeutist? As conductor of the dead to their subterranean abode, his emblem would seem more appropriate on a hearse than on a physician's car. ”

—Stuart L. Tyson, "The Caduceus", in The Scientific Monthly

I've really appreciated your posts about this and other projects.... approaching looferie in a relaxed and playful way could benefit a lot of us ...

...what is the medium? watercolors in shellac? In lacquer? Oil colors thinned with solvent? Me gotta know!

Patrick

...the Padma is cool and a very skillful woodworker. This forum was founded on the basis of tolerating unconventional personalities. In the past, we have occasionally lost our bearings and run off those who could help us most. I hope we have learned from that lesson.

.................................................................................JJ Donohue

Now Todd...why didn't you bring this to my attention a few weeks back when me could a done something about it.

I, me, the Padma will no longer be posting to this thread, or any of me other current build threads.

For those of you who wish, you may pic up this build along with the others, over at http://www.luthierforum.com

Its been a slice dudes.


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Padma,
Maybe this is too late but I religiously follow your threads. I love your unconventional building style. And your philosophy. It is as though you insist that joy be built into your instruments.

Thanks for sharing, I will try to find you wherever you post.

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