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dhoenisch
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I figure this was better here than on the luthier area since this is just my thinking process...
I want to eventually build my own ukulele, guitar and banjo somewhere in the future. I've already built a mountain dulcimer and am currently working on a stick dulcimer. I've also X-braced a ladder braced Harmony guitar along with other repairs/customizations, so I've gotten my hands dirty. So, I want to customize a uke.
I want to start a project on a somewhat already finished instrument. I want to purchase another Grizzly uke kit, but I want to pry the top off of it and put on a spruce top. then, I want to add a bloodwood fingerboard, bridge and headstock overlay. I know it would look cool with the spruce, but how would you all feel about the bloodwood with the mahogany neck, back and sides? I can't tell, by the image in my head, if it would look good, or if it would take away from the instrument. I wouldn't stain the uke at all, I would leave it natural with a few coats of lacquer, as I did with my previous Grizzly kit.
Also, I know it's just a $22 all laminated kit. I don't want to start with a full fledged do 100% of the work kit just yet. I want to play with the top and want to practice binding and stuff, and this uke would give me the practice without spending too much money if I totally mess it up. I would like a decent looking uke and at least a halfway decent sounding one. It's got to sound better than my previous 100% laminated kit, which sounds pretty decent with Aquilas on it.
Any thoughts from you all?
Thanks,
Dan
I want to eventually build my own ukulele, guitar and banjo somewhere in the future. I've already built a mountain dulcimer and am currently working on a stick dulcimer. I've also X-braced a ladder braced Harmony guitar along with other repairs/customizations, so I've gotten my hands dirty. So, I want to customize a uke.
I want to start a project on a somewhat already finished instrument. I want to purchase another Grizzly uke kit, but I want to pry the top off of it and put on a spruce top. then, I want to add a bloodwood fingerboard, bridge and headstock overlay. I know it would look cool with the spruce, but how would you all feel about the bloodwood with the mahogany neck, back and sides? I can't tell, by the image in my head, if it would look good, or if it would take away from the instrument. I wouldn't stain the uke at all, I would leave it natural with a few coats of lacquer, as I did with my previous Grizzly kit.
Also, I know it's just a $22 all laminated kit. I don't want to start with a full fledged do 100% of the work kit just yet. I want to play with the top and want to practice binding and stuff, and this uke would give me the practice without spending too much money if I totally mess it up. I would like a decent looking uke and at least a halfway decent sounding one. It's got to sound better than my previous 100% laminated kit, which sounds pretty decent with Aquilas on it.
Any thoughts from you all?
Thanks,
Dan