Ambient Doughnut
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This is a little project I just finished.
The object was to have a uke for late night practice without annoying the neighbours, kids, GF etc...
So, basically this is a cheap kit bought off the internet fixed to a chunk of oak worktop. I used the neck, fretboard and tuners out of the kit but couldn't bring myself to use the bridge or strings which were both horrible shiny black plastic.
The result is surprisingly good! Amazingly I managed to get the bridge position spot on and the intonation is perfect. It's loud enough to hear ok in a quiet room but doesn't travel at all and it's acually pretty nice to play.
Yes, I could have bought an electric uke but I'm not especially interested in plugging in and this only cost me about £30 - plus time I suppose but I enjoyed that.
The object was to have a uke for late night practice without annoying the neighbours, kids, GF etc...
So, basically this is a cheap kit bought off the internet fixed to a chunk of oak worktop. I used the neck, fretboard and tuners out of the kit but couldn't bring myself to use the bridge or strings which were both horrible shiny black plastic.
The result is surprisingly good! Amazingly I managed to get the bridge position spot on and the intonation is perfect. It's loud enough to hear ok in a quiet room but doesn't travel at all and it's acually pretty nice to play.
Yes, I could have bought an electric uke but I'm not especially interested in plugging in and this only cost me about £30 - plus time I suppose but I enjoyed that.
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