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jupiteruke
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Useful little tool
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Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge
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I have found a very useful little tool for carving neck heels. In the past I have used various things for this operation, including...
Monday at 8:10 PM
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Well wadda y Know ?
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It may be a little more brittle though I have no sense of comparison as the only redwood I have used is the water tank redwood, what I...
Mar 15, 2024
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Well wadda y Know ?
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Please be aware that the trees mentioned in that original article are not the redwood that ones sees in commerce, or as instrument tops...
Mar 13, 2024
jupiteruke
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Bridges: Finished or Unfinished?
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As Larry originally pointed out, my bridges are finished. I finish them before gluing them to the finished instrument, with the...
Feb 26, 2024
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Location of the top transverse waist brace on a tenor ukulele
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I eliminated this lower transverse brace entirely (with an X brace) and I think it did really good things for the sound. I let the arms...
Feb 23, 2024
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Maple soundhole patch
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I also glue the patch down before cutting the sound hole and then I use the spindle sander through the hole to taper the patch back from...
Feb 10, 2024
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Holes for installing tuners
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I found some counterbores at McMasterCarr that do a good job for Grover tuners. I use the 9.13mm body with a 5mm hole. The...
Jan 15, 2024
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Seeking info about tone woods
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There is lots of good stuff in Pennsylvania. I cut most of my own wood but you need at least a 14" bandsaw. Sycamore (if cut right)...
Jan 9, 2024
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