My 3-year-old daughter is fascinated by my ukuleles. I decided that for the fun of it and just a little bit of experience I would do a Grizzly kit. I have just a couple little questions...
1) the neck/body joint doesn't quite match up - the curve in the heel of the neck where it butts up against the body has a bit longer radius than the body curve. I read about putting sandpaper on the body and sanding to match the curves. What grit would you recommend?
2) she really wants the uke to be red. I picked up a can of red spray lacquer - will this one-coat it or will I need multiple? Do I sand between coats?
3) the fretboard is badly bowed - it's a plywood board. Do I need to worry about it, or can I figure that once glued and clamped it will be fine?
Thanks - sorry for the trivial questions. I know this won't be perfect, and really, I'm making it knowing that a 3-year-old may not be gentle with it, but I want to do the best I can with this kit for my Emma.
Now - a real kit is on its way to me (a tenor) - sides are pre-bent and that's about all. I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes on with that one!
1) the neck/body joint doesn't quite match up - the curve in the heel of the neck where it butts up against the body has a bit longer radius than the body curve. I read about putting sandpaper on the body and sanding to match the curves. What grit would you recommend?
2) she really wants the uke to be red. I picked up a can of red spray lacquer - will this one-coat it or will I need multiple? Do I sand between coats?
3) the fretboard is badly bowed - it's a plywood board. Do I need to worry about it, or can I figure that once glued and clamped it will be fine?
Thanks - sorry for the trivial questions. I know this won't be perfect, and really, I'm making it knowing that a 3-year-old may not be gentle with it, but I want to do the best I can with this kit for my Emma.
Now - a real kit is on its way to me (a tenor) - sides are pre-bent and that's about all. I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes on with that one!