mykulangot92
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how do i make my own custom uke?
or get ,y own custom uke like jake ?
can somebody give me specific steps?
or get ,y own custom uke like jake ?
can somebody give me specific steps?
how do i make my own custom uke?
or get ,y own custom uke like jake ?
can somebody give me specific steps?
It would be a little faster to simply buy one, however.
The proper way is, of course, to study for years, even decades as an apprentice luthier, to get the skills and knowledge required. Buy all the tools for your own workshop and purchase all necessary supplies such as glues and wood finishes. Go to various lumber suppliers to hand-pick the woods you will want to use, book-matched preferred. Examine dozens of different styles of ukulele for their construction quality and methods, materials and sounds. Do some acoustic testing and experimentation on them as well to appreciate and understand how they contribute to the resulting sound. Then using everything you have learned and discovered, design something that is unique and meets your criteria. And finally build it.
It would be a little faster to simply buy one, however.
Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. Got a basement full of tools for motorcycle repair, fence and deck work, plumbing, electricity, computer repair, woodworking... I had to replace a dishwasher last month and it took longer to find a freaking pipe wrench in the collection than it took to put the thing in! At least you have the electric ukes to show - well, okay, I have a few fences and decks to my name. But try playing them!...I have like 10K new (bought them all used for like 20% and rebuilt) worth of woodworking tools and all I have is a lot of sawdust and a few kind of cool electric ukuleles.
...okay, I have a few fences and decks to my name. But try playing them!
Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. Got a basement full of tools for motorcycle repair, fence and deck work, plumbing, electricity, computer repair, woodworking... I had to replace a dishwasher last month and it took longer to find a freaking pipe wrench in the collection than it took to put the thing in! At least you have the electric ukes to show - well, okay, I have a few fences and decks to my name. But try playing them!
Ah, that may be the problem. I merely took motorcycles apart. The concept of putting them back together seems to have avoided me.I know, I used to be a mechanic and have built ~8-9 kit cars and restored a bunch more standards so it really does add up.