finished #2

Philstix · Apr 23, 2010

Well here is number two finished. Walnut back, sides and neck, coco-bolo fingerbaord, curly maple binding and curly mango end graft. Sitka spruce top. Nitrocellulose finish with an epoxy grain fill. I will try to post a sample of the sound later. Though the woods are completely different it sounds the same as my first one in curly mango.

erich@muttcrew.net · Apr 23, 2010

Very nice work - the walnut looks great, and the spruce too for that matter.

Philstix said:
Though the woods are completely different it sounds the same as my first one in curly mango.

The whole tonewood issue is being thrashed out in another thread so I don't want to overdo it here, but it has been said that the sound has more to do with the builder than the tonewood - one place that comes to mind is the Heretic's Guide by John Calkin. For further discussion you might want to post your observation in the Tonewoods in Guitars thread.

Spooner · Apr 23, 2010

Nice looking builds there.
That rope bound has my UAS flaring up...and I have been so good. : 0 P

Pete Howlett · Apr 23, 2010

I've just read John Calkin's article and I agree with him. Yep, I surprised myself too!

Matt Clara · Apr 23, 2010

Looks great Phil! The walnut really takes a nice finish. I recently picked up some quartersawn peruvian walnut, which even unfinished is very dark brown. I have high hopes for it.

Your ukes look to be about 3" deep? My first three are like that, though the one I'm working on now is 2.5", which seems more inline with my store-bought ukes. It'll be interesting to see how different, if any, it sounds from the others.

Keep up the fine work.

SweetWaterBlue · Apr 23, 2010

Beautiful work.

bluesuke · Apr 23, 2010

Looks great I like binding.

ksquine · Apr 23, 2010

Hot stuff Philstix. I like that endgraft alot!!
Is the body deeper than usual?

fahrner · Apr 23, 2010

Beautiful. Very tastefully done. That end graft is stunning.

Steve vanPelt · Apr 23, 2010

Philstix, what an awesome job. #1 looks sweet too. And for some reason I really like your endgraft as well.

Philstix · Apr 24, 2010

Thanks for the kind comments. Yes they are 3 inches deep tapering to 2 1/2 at the neck. The shape of the endgraft is modeled on the MooreBettah ukes and I couldn't resist the way the curl on the mango mimiced the striping on the walnut.

Vic D · Apr 24, 2010

Looks great! I like the look of the walnut neck, how does it feel? Nice balance with the walnut sides and back?

Philstix · Apr 25, 2010

It is fairly well balanced with the body of the instrument. I will probably go a little thinner with the next one. The cocabolo fingerboard is probably a little thicker than it needed to be and cocabolo is a heavy wood.

Vic D · Apr 25, 2010

Thanks for the reply.. I have some walnut I'm seeing necks in. Thin would be good I think.

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