Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

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Cal
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Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by Cal » Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:53 pm

Hello all, I have not been on here for a while. Busy with work and everything else life throws at us. I have managed some shed time, building this little ukulele for my 6 year old daughter.
It has a Camphor Laurel body with Tasmanian Myrtle bindings, the neck is Brazilian Mahogany and Claret Ash, fretboard and headstock plate are laced Woody Pear.
I made it a slim-line body as my daughter is small for a 6 year old and it suits her quite well. I know it has reduced the voice some what, it has a nice sound though. I also managed to miscalculate the neck to body fret position, so it joins at the 13th fret not the 14th and I was not going to remake a new neck for it for the sake of a slight detail. It’s all a learning curve :D
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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by Cal » Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:58 pm

A short video of how it sounds.
https://youtu.be/Ol4Bjscdvi8

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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by Gazm » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:01 pm

That's a little ripper slimline Cal, with a hearty jig sound sample, did you craft the tuner buttons as well?
Great patch of black eyed Daisy's for a back drop photo shoot!! I'm sure your daughter will love that plinker!

Gaz

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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by Cal » Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:49 pm

Thanks Gaz, the tuners come with the timber buttons and are apparently rosewood of some sort, I may make my own and replace them at some point. I think it suits my daughter perfectly, nice voice without being overly loud. Cheers Cal.

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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by lamanoditrento » Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:53 am

Love the way the soundhole and grain are incorporated. Really really nice Cal
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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by Cal » Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:06 pm

Thanks Trent, nice of you to say. Yes, the top just come together and due to the knot that was in it, it lent itself to being a heart shape. I would not have turned the sound hole into a heart if the grain ran straight up and down, it would have been a bit cliche I think.

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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by kpcart » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:36 pm

Are the tuners derjung? The buttons look like a set of acacia buttons. I bought from derjung

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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by Cal » Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:25 pm

I hate to sound like a cheapskate but they are eBay specials. They are really quite good though for cheap tuners, nice and smooth, the chrome work on them is very good and the finish is great. The timber buttons are a bit so so, the outer edge has been sanded fast on worn out sandpaper to a point where they have gone black. I will make some new ones soon.

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Re: Slim-line Tenor Ukulele

Post by seeaxe » Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:49 pm

Lovely uke and lucky girl.
+1 on the heart shaped sound hole, that looks so right with that grain.
Richard

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