First off, I wanted to say, I've missed the group, but have been going through rough times. After 10 years of marriage, I find myself single once again. It came as a surprise, and I'm still in disbelief. My life has been on hold as I found myself thrust through the divorce process. I have recently purchased a home and started a new job, and so life continues and has some bright notes amidst the discord. And so it goes. I hope to return to building ukes soon, though I would like to get some circuits installed and new outlets in place before I start operating all the machinery. Still, I've puttered around the workshop some and it felt good. I have a lot more space than I did in the previous home (it's a good time to be buying homes in Michigan, not so good to be selling!).
On to the banjolele: A fellow I recently met became excited when he heard I'd built a couple of ukuleles. He has an old, beat-up banjolele he'd like to turn into a player. You can see images of it here:
http://mattclara.com/misc/banjolele/
The main problems with it are the drum skin, which needs to be replaced, the frets, which are worn thin (and set directly into the neck sans fretboard), and a very slight twist to the neck itself that keeps it from being 100% level. I was thinking the skin could be replaced with a new drum skin, the frets could be pulled, the neck planed back and leveled, and a fretboard added. I told him I would ask here on the forum to get some feedback, but I also recommended he take it into Elderly to get their opinion and a price quote.
Thoughts?
Best wishes to you all, I hope to become a regular again sooner rather than later.
Matt
On to the banjolele: A fellow I recently met became excited when he heard I'd built a couple of ukuleles. He has an old, beat-up banjolele he'd like to turn into a player. You can see images of it here:
http://mattclara.com/misc/banjolele/
The main problems with it are the drum skin, which needs to be replaced, the frets, which are worn thin (and set directly into the neck sans fretboard), and a very slight twist to the neck itself that keeps it from being 100% level. I was thinking the skin could be replaced with a new drum skin, the frets could be pulled, the neck planed back and leveled, and a fretboard added. I told him I would ask here on the forum to get some feedback, but I also recommended he take it into Elderly to get their opinion and a price quote.
Thoughts?
Best wishes to you all, I hope to become a regular again sooner rather than later.
Matt