I had the pleasure of collecting my Dad’s finished recorder from him this morning and it only seemed right to feature it here this evening. In common with all my Dad’s creations it’s a beautiful piece of work – finished with total attention to detail and a joy to handle. I now have to play it in (wooden recorders have to be carefully acclimatised to the moisture in your breath) so I’m going to enjoy playing it each day and seeing how it develops as I do so. Thank you Dad for my lovely recorder!

If you’d like to see how my Dad made this lovely instrument during his course at West Dean College please do take a look here.

Fabulous! Lsample · 2012-09-03: 17:21

Does it have a nice tone. :-)) va000119 · 2012-09-03: 17:31

A real beauty.....your dad did some great work there! lookagain · 2012-09-03: 18:04

Wow, amazing SergioDC · 2012-09-03: 18:13

absolutely gorgeous Helen. I love how simply its formed. McMommy · 2012-09-03: 18:16

Your images are as perfect as his instrument. You must be so proud of this "labor of love". djnana · 2012-09-03: 22:04

A work of art! Even more special as it was made for you by someone who loves you... enjoy it! Annbramwell · 2012-09-04: 02:02

I'm amazed by this work and it's doubtless that it is a "labor of love", as says it Brenda !Congratulations to your Dad : he's an artist josy63 · 2012-09-04: 02:09

enjoy it slowpete · 2012-09-04: 02:28

Great to see this! What an accomplishment! Eiram · 2012-09-04: 04:14

Woooooooooooooow. flawless beauty wonderfully captured Helen. durban · 2012-09-04: 05:29

what a lovely gift, WoW urmysunshine · 2012-09-04: 09:29

The simple form makes it look like a female musical instrument. ;-) Ryana · 2012-09-04: 13:21

Super craftsmanship; that really is an item to treasure. Jarvo · 2012-09-04: 17:52

Priceless ! kopisusu · 2012-09-04: 20:13

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