I'm in love.....

...with my new big saxony wheel, the 30" Schacht-Reeves, in ash wood, with the flyer on the right. It arrived yesterday morning, and I can't tell you how nervous I was in the hours before it's arrival! Cecile, the dealer not only delivered it in my living room but singlehandledly put it together for me.. now that's service!
Here it is:

still without its flyer installed, and here Cecile dives into the LARGE box to get another part of her out:

and this is the whole wheel put together, with the Matchless next to it. You can really see the size difference in the wheels!



The spinning sensation is unlike any other spinning wheel I've ever tried. Due to the large wheel circumference, it has an ease and speed of spinning that's amazing, and the uptake is smooth and gentle and even.
I'm reaally happy I bought it, and I suppose for a while the Matchless will be ignored, but just while the honeymoon lasts.