By Jove! I think I've got it!

I finally got the water to cream ratio just right with my Musgo Real SC. I will post pictures soon. Wow! What an explosion of lather. I thought that my water was too "hard" but after doing some research I came to the conclusion that is wasn't "hard" enough to cause the cream not to lather. It really is just a matter of getting it right with some experimentation.

Congratulations!
As with most things in this wet-shaving world, practice makes master!
Glad to hear you have nailed that part of the equation!

Here are some pics of my first real lather.

*Sorry but the pics got out of order.*

But you can see how much lather I was able to whip up.
And it lasted and was warm throughout my shave.