First ukulele......

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jim_m
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First ukulele......

Post by jim_m » Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:42 am

While I waited for the lacquer to dry on the baritone I posted yesterday, I was confronted by the horrible realisation that I no longer had an excuse to ignore all those pesky real world obligations. :shock: A few leftover bits from previous builds & the body outline & brace pattern from a concert ukulele kit & I thought a quickie uke build seemed like the perfect solution..... What did I know, I'd never even really looked carefully @ a ukulele before, much less the detail re scale length, neck, head, bridge shape or anything else for that matter. I also had a very tight timeline if I was to present both instruments to their owners as a pair...... Anyway, after quite a few very late nights & more than a few disasters, a little brother (or sister?) for the baritone got finished, although the oil finish was still a bit tacky when I handed it over.... Not sure if I'll rush into a second though....... :?
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Gazm
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Re: First ukulele......

Post by Gazm » Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:10 am

Great looking instruments Jim, one lucky customer!!

Gaz

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Re: First ukulele......

Post by jim_m » Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:03 pm

Haha. That must make for even luckier family members as recipients of them as gifts then :D

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kiwigeo
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Re: First ukulele......

Post by kiwigeo » Tue Nov 20, 2018 2:29 pm

Nice work Jim...
Martin

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Re: First ukulele......

Post by lamanoditrento » Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:06 pm

kiwigeo wrote:
Tue Nov 20, 2018 2:29 pm
Nice work Jim...
Agreed. Nice neat inlay work too!
Trent

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