NukeDOC
Retired Mod
so some here know of my obsession with slotted headstocks... among other things. well some here also know that ive been toying with the idea of converting a conventional peg style headstock into a slotted one.
got up this morning and bugoy asks me if i wanted to check out some new stores he found out about that carried ukuleles. needless to say... ROAD TRIP. we get to this little mom and pop shop and i started playing their "higher" end ukes. mostly kalas. and all tenors. i was actually hoping to find a nice concert. so i turn around and the "cheaper" ukes are on the adjacent wall almost hiding behind all the guitars. i pick up this little makala ukulele and play it. nothing special. checked the intonation, looked it over, noted the $50 price tag, and bought it with the intention of turning it into a completely different one-of-a-kind ukulele by the end of the weekend.
soon as i got home with her, i ripped the strings off, pulled the tuners off, and started working on her. also shaved the saddle down a bit to bring the action just a little lower. did the work i needed to do, reinstalled the tuners, restrung with aquilas, reshaped the saddle, and now i have this...
this was the prototype. so the workmanship isnt as great. but i wanted to prove that it could be done. and i did just that. hahaha. i now own the ONLY makala 4 string ukulele with slotted head.
got up this morning and bugoy asks me if i wanted to check out some new stores he found out about that carried ukuleles. needless to say... ROAD TRIP. we get to this little mom and pop shop and i started playing their "higher" end ukes. mostly kalas. and all tenors. i was actually hoping to find a nice concert. so i turn around and the "cheaper" ukes are on the adjacent wall almost hiding behind all the guitars. i pick up this little makala ukulele and play it. nothing special. checked the intonation, looked it over, noted the $50 price tag, and bought it with the intention of turning it into a completely different one-of-a-kind ukulele by the end of the weekend.
soon as i got home with her, i ripped the strings off, pulled the tuners off, and started working on her. also shaved the saddle down a bit to bring the action just a little lower. did the work i needed to do, reinstalled the tuners, restrung with aquilas, reshaped the saddle, and now i have this...
this was the prototype. so the workmanship isnt as great. but i wanted to prove that it could be done. and i did just that. hahaha. i now own the ONLY makala 4 string ukulele with slotted head.