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cml · Sep 27, 2016

Newly built ukulele day!

Today was the day, after roughly one month of building, I've completed my first acoustic ukulele

! It's a tenor with these specs:

Western red cedar soundboard
Spalted maple sides and back
Maple neck
Rosewood fretboard and bridge
Peruvian walnut bindings, heel cap and head plate
Groover geared tuners
Low g with Thomastik Infeld and Oasis strings

I'm mighty pleased, you cant get it much more custom than building your own uke

!
Here are some photos:

And if you'd like to know more about the build process, there's a looong thread with a build-along here:
http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?121930-Build-along-my-first-build!

PS. The saddle is currently too high up, it needs to be sanded down. But I wanted to give it a spin right away... DS.

cml · Sep 27, 2016

More pictures:

cml · Sep 27, 2016

And some quick noodling. Strings are brand new and go out of tune real quick, and I'm very rusty in my playing - I've only been building for the last month, almost no playing - but it is what it is. I couldnt help myself from trying it out

!

stevejfc · Sep 27, 2016

Well done! Love the spalted maple. Sounds good too!

WCBarnes · Sep 27, 2016

Excellent! very nice looking and sounding! I keep thinking that I might give it a go at some point, but haven't made the commitment yet.

Camsuke · Sep 27, 2016

Congratulations cml, what a fabulous achievement.

DownUpDave · Sep 28, 2016

Congratulations, that is a very big accomplishment. It looks and sounds really nice, enjoy it.

PhilUSAFRet · Sep 28, 2016

Wow, can hardly wait to see your second, LOL Great job.

UkieOkie · Sep 28, 2016

Great job bud! It's pretty and sounds good.

UkeStuff · Sep 28, 2016

It doesn't look like a first build, and without hearing it in person, it sounds good. I have only been playing since January and I have played and owned ukuleles that didn't sound as nice as that one.

Now that you have one under your belt...is another coming?

Chopped Liver · Sep 28, 2016

That inlay around the sound hole is gorgeous!

jer · Sep 28, 2016

Well done!

OhioBelle · Sep 28, 2016

absolutely gorgeous! GREAT JOB!

Voxshades · Sep 28, 2016

Just finished reading your build thread. Awesome job. The spalted maple is beautiful. Congrats on a job well done!

Mivo · Sep 28, 2016

Now that is a great symptom of UAS!

Looks great, and really quite the feat!

cml · Sep 28, 2016

Thank you for your very kind words everyone!

And yes, another one is coming, but I won't start building it until spring. I want to have time to play again

, and between work, a house, wife and toddler I dont have time to do both

.

Steve in Kent · Sep 28, 2016

I've been following your build on your other thread, absolutely gorgeous, stunning first build.

Congratulations on building your own beautiful looking and sounding ukulele.

Dan Gleibitz · Sep 28, 2016

Great job cml. Thanks for sharing the journey, now enjoy your new uke!

whmeltonjr · Sep 28, 2016

I was watching along in your build thread, and it turned out great. Glad you are enjoying your new build. Now you have to try to make another one!

georgiw · Sep 30, 2016

Beautiful work CML! You have set the bar pretty high for first time builders! I enjoyed following along with the build thread as I am contemplating how to tackle my own first acoustic build. I can assure you though, mine will not have bindings, or a heel cap, or a beautiful sound hole inlay as yours does! Really though, very nice work, you should be proud. Relax, and happy strumming!

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