Concert Ukulule Present
- ozziebluesman
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Concert Ukulule Present
Hey everyone,
This is a Tim Spittle, all blackwood Concert Uke kit i have just finished. It was made from the Scott Antes plan and had a spanish heel.
The finish is diluted hard shellac just as a base. I run out of time to do the finsh properly. The kit arrived the 18th Feb and i new then it was going to be tight to be able to finish it.
It is a present for my son's 30th birthday today. Hmmm, makes me feel old.
The build has been a great experience.
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Alan
This is a Tim Spittle, all blackwood Concert Uke kit i have just finished. It was made from the Scott Antes plan and had a spanish heel.
The finish is diluted hard shellac just as a base. I run out of time to do the finsh properly. The kit arrived the 18th Feb and i new then it was going to be tight to be able to finish it.
It is a present for my son's 30th birthday today. Hmmm, makes me feel old.
The build has been a great experience.
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Alan
- sebastiaan56
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Hey Alan
Nice little project, looks like you've done a great job of it, and 'on ya' for taking the time to build a gift for you son. The greatest part of the gift is the time and attention to detail you put into making it. Looks great the way it is, when I'm building an instrument for my personal use all I do is rub on a few coats of well cut shellac. This is all you need to give it a good protective finish, it also makes it much easier to care for and I guess I just like the less glossy look better.
We'll have no more of that feeling old shit, if you son is 30 that would make you what... 45, 46? With the way life spans are improving you can expect to live to be 110, the first 10 years don't count so middle age would be 60.
Nice little project, looks like you've done a great job of it, and 'on ya' for taking the time to build a gift for you son. The greatest part of the gift is the time and attention to detail you put into making it. Looks great the way it is, when I'm building an instrument for my personal use all I do is rub on a few coats of well cut shellac. This is all you need to give it a good protective finish, it also makes it much easier to care for and I guess I just like the less glossy look better.
We'll have no more of that feeling old shit, if you son is 30 that would make you what... 45, 46? With the way life spans are improving you can expect to live to be 110, the first 10 years don't count so middle age would be 60.
- Dave White
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Oh man, sorry to hear that Jeff what a bugger.jeffhigh wrote:My uke project has suffered a setback today.... left the rims and mold in the wrong place and my wife drove over it.......
Jeff
Well, guess you can look on the bright side, it should still be OK for the flat notes ......sorry, I just could not help it
What part got damaged???
Cheers
Kim
Geez , that's tough Jeff . I feel for ya mate. At least it wasn't a completed instrument although it's still hard to take. You'll probably laugh at this situation ,,,,,in about 50 years time
Alan, she look fantastic. I didn't know Tim was doing these kits . What a great idea . Hey , great work all round mate .
p.s. watch out for the wifes car
Cheers , Craig
Alan, she look fantastic. I didn't know Tim was doing these kits . What a great idea . Hey , great work all round mate .
p.s. watch out for the wifes car
Cheers , Craig
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I finally got the uke back from my son to do the finish properly. When I presented it to him it had only had two coats of shellac. The past few weeks it has had 6 coats of shellac with plenty of drying time between each coat. The final coat is an application of beez wax. It is a matt finish but i like how it turned out.
Thank you all for looking.
Cheers
Alan
Thank you all for looking.
Cheers
Alan
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Thanks Kim, Allen, Dave and Colin for your kind remarks.
Kim the uke sounds good. I'm no expert on the sound of uke's but it dose sound sweet. When my daughter seen it at the party she put in an order so I am going to make two soon, one for her and one for myself. I have had so much fun playing the thing. I used A D F# B tuning and the chord shapes are very similar to guitar. All good fun aye!!!
Cheers and thanks again.
Alan
Kim the uke sounds good. I'm no expert on the sound of uke's but it dose sound sweet. When my daughter seen it at the party she put in an order so I am going to make two soon, one for her and one for myself. I have had so much fun playing the thing. I used A D F# B tuning and the chord shapes are very similar to guitar. All good fun aye!!!
Cheers and thanks again.
Alan
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