By popular demand, well at least Dan asked for it, here's a new build-along thread.
This will be my second acoustic uke, third uke in total. It'll be another tenor, because my last one has deformed a little due to being under-braced. It's now got a nice little pot belly. The sound's still there, but it annoys the crap out of me.
Likely specs will be,
Bird's eye maple sides and back
Spruce top
Mahogny neck
Groover tuners.
I'm leaning towards a low-g build, since my KoAloha is fantastic with high-g.
Fair warning, this will be a sloooow build and log. I simply dont have much time these days. But I figure, if I can get one task done every week, I'll be happy and sooner or later I'll have a new uke!
Today's task was making a better mold. Last time I used a fixture, and while it worked, I wanted something a little more accurate this time. Inspired by Dan, this is done in layers. I dont have a bandsaw, or laser cutter, so this is done with my trusted hacksaw. Who needs a bandsaw anway...?! (how I wish I had a bandsaw)
Here's the results, pretty happy with it. Full length cauls were made as well.
//CML
This will be my second acoustic uke, third uke in total. It'll be another tenor, because my last one has deformed a little due to being under-braced. It's now got a nice little pot belly. The sound's still there, but it annoys the crap out of me.
Likely specs will be,
Bird's eye maple sides and back
Spruce top
Mahogny neck
Groover tuners.
I'm leaning towards a low-g build, since my KoAloha is fantastic with high-g.
Fair warning, this will be a sloooow build and log. I simply dont have much time these days. But I figure, if I can get one task done every week, I'll be happy and sooner or later I'll have a new uke!
Today's task was making a better mold. Last time I used a fixture, and while it worked, I wanted something a little more accurate this time. Inspired by Dan, this is done in layers. I dont have a bandsaw, or laser cutter, so this is done with my trusted hacksaw. Who needs a bandsaw anway...?! (how I wish I had a bandsaw)
Here's the results, pretty happy with it. Full length cauls were made as well.
//CML