Building a Uke out of a Whisky Barrel ?

Ukador · Dec 24, 2014

Hello there !

At the moment I am planning to order a custom Soprano Ukulele and I wonder if it is possible to build a Uke out of a Whisky barrel. At least the back and the sides should be made of that barrel.

I would like to know if that even is possible and what kind of sound you guys would expect ?

Thank you in advance
Daniel

Dougf · Dec 24, 2014

Here's a folding chair and bistro table that I made from a wine barrel. In general, oak makes better furniture than tone wood, but it could be done.

CeeJay · Dec 24, 2014

What sort of sound would you get from a whiskey barrel ?

You have asked for this and you deserve it and yourrre jolly weel gayin' ta geyt i'..

Sing "Ye tak the hay rood an' ahll tak' the low rood an I'll be in Glasgae afore ye...etc"

In my experience anyway.

Hopefully LOL by the way

tinguitar · Dec 25, 2014

Nothing wrong with oak tonally, but there's a good deal of ignorant resistance to it. Roger Bucknall at Fylde uses whisky barrels for one range of instruments.
http://www.fyldeguitars.com/sm_ariel.html

Chris_H · Dec 25, 2014

Maybe a Highland Park whiskey Barrel?

Here is a turntable made from Whiskey barrels, or so they say... Just a mere 25,000 GBP

http://www.linn.co.uk/all-products/turntables/limited-edition-sondek-lp12

VegasGeorge · Dec 25, 2014

I'd be afraid that everything would start to sound like "Roll Out The Barrel," or "The Beer Barrel Polka." That would be so embarrassing!

Nickie · Dec 25, 2014

Seems to me like the notes and chords would be slurred...

Inksplosive AL · Dec 25, 2014

This pallet wood ukulele is beautiful.

http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?46202-Something-I-ve-been-wanting-to-do

Nickie · Dec 25, 2014

It is....wow that could change the future of uke building....they might cost a lot less, if we decide we don't have to have expensive wood like koa and rosewood....we'd never run out of wood, palets usually get ground up into mulch.

Nickie · Dec 25, 2014

Rob-C said:
Nothing wrong with oak tonally, but there's a good deal of ignorant resistance to it. Roger Bucknall at Fylde uses whisky barrels for one range of instruments.
http://www.fyldeguitars.com/sm_ariel.html

Right, I saw and heard my first oak uke (I called it an oakulele) last week, and it sounded as good as any mahogany uke I've ever heard, and was actually prettier.

ksquine · Dec 25, 2014

I wonder how long it would take the wood to "dry out". It's certainly worth a "shot". yuk yuk yuk
Oak is ok for wood but finishing whiskey oak would be very difficult......it's already "plastered". yuk yuk yuk

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