uke backpack!

lovinforkful · Apr 14, 2011

Hey everybody, I just wanted to share this little bag I made for one of my ukuleles so I can carry it around the beach this summer or wherever! A couple days after I made it I made a matching uke "sock" for the neck and headstock. Let me know what you think!

The bag is lined with a fuzzy soft fleece to protect the uke a bit.

mm stan · Apr 14, 2011

Wow it looks sweet!!

and looks like you added padding too!! just love the designs too
I have one that is one piece and it slips in from the bottom and closed with velcro....
Yours looks alot more fun...thanks for sharing...Happy Strummings, MM Stan

EricStetson · Apr 14, 2011

CUTE!! Ever thought about making another one of these to sell? I know an interested buyer (me). My girlfriend would love something like that.

fitncrafty · Apr 14, 2011

That's really nice.. Great Job...

greenway · Apr 14, 2011

Very pretty! :3

Mandarb · Apr 14, 2011

Wow - looks great. Enjoy the beach!

yoshio · Apr 14, 2011

My backpack was handmade by my younger sister , she was a professional Patchwork teacher ^_^

lovinforkful · Apr 14, 2011

Eric - thank you! I actually bought some more fabric and padding recently to make more because they're fun and easy to make!

yoshio - wow, looks great! I'd love to have a pattern to make that!

Thanks everybody!

ConspiracyUkeist · Apr 14, 2011

Wow cool stuff! I actually got a little case that's made like those violin cases, looks like a soft case but you could sit on it and it'd not crush.

You guys could probably sell a few of your cases on here or on Etsy or something.

pepamahina · Apr 14, 2011

etsy.com was exactly what I was thinking too. You should give it a go!

Dryad · Apr 14, 2011

Very nice!

mds725 · Apr 14, 2011

Great looking uke backpack! I also think you could market them, if you wanted to.

ukulelecowboy · Apr 14, 2011

Bit off topic, but what Harmony do you have in the backpack? I see a script logo instead of a decal which usually means older model. Is that a mahogany fretboard or the styrene? Hard to tell from the photo.

Can't help it. It's the collector in me...

Hang on. Just noticed the geared tuners. If those are original them it might be a "Harmony - Est 1892" Asian model?

bunnyrawr · Apr 14, 2011

I would buy a bunch of these

they're beautiful!

Maiyah888 · Apr 14, 2011

ADorable, and so is yoshio's!

* wishes she could sew *

lovinforkful · Apr 15, 2011

ukulelecowboy said:
Bit off topic, but what Harmony do you have in the backpack? I see a script logo instead of a decal which usually means older model. Is that a mahogany fretboard or the styrene? Hard to tell from the photo.

Can't help it. It's the collector in me...

Hang on. Just noticed the geared tuners. If those are original them it might be a "Harmony - Est 1892" Asian model?

I wish I knew something about it! I picked it up in an antique store from a booth run by a guy who fixes up instruments for fun. The fretboard is plastic and the geared tuners aren't original! It had friction tuners and one was broken/they all stank so my boyfriend switched 'em out.

lovinforkful · Apr 15, 2011

Thanks so much for the support everyone! I have been thinking of opening an Etsy with a couple of other uke-related accessories, like tags for cases and stuff, so I'd love to hear any suggestions from you guys.

808boy · Apr 15, 2011

Aloha lovinforkful,
Beautiful bag, and yes, it sounds like a marketable item from the responses I read.
About your screen name, SO late 60s early 70s?

easyroller · Apr 15, 2011

beautiful bags! sure beats the cheapo plasticky "gig bag" supplied with my uke!

lovinforkful · Apr 19, 2011

808boy said:
Aloha lovinforkful,
Beautiful bag, and yes, it sounds like a marketable item from the responses I read.
About your screen name, SO late 60s early 70s?

Thank you! And yes! "Lovin' forkful" instead of "Lovin' Spoonfuls" because I love the music but also food, haha.

easyroller, thank you! My boyfriend got a Makala Doplhin which comes with a cheapy bag too so I need to make another backpack for him!

Would anyone be willing to measure a tenor ukulele for me so I can make up a sample for that size? I just need the length of the body (x 2) plus the width at the bottom of the instrument, and the length of the neck and width, including tuners.

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