kalmario
Well-known member
got inspired after watching the youthalele posts.
made of random wood out of my shed.
top: old weather boards (kauri i think)
side and bottom: old floor boards (possibly Matai but don't quote me)
neck, bridge and fret board is possibly Kwila can't really tell to be honest
tenor scale (17inch)
far too many mistakes, but sounds alright.
needs to have the action lowered and painted, but that can wait till summer. will stick better tuners on then too, if i'm still having fun playing it.
used gorilla grip, but now i'm regretting not having a go at home made hide (gelatine) glue, since the bridge needs to be reduced a little, or changed, but hey live and learn. in hindsight should have had the neck the same height as the top, rather than the top going over it (ended up having to reduce the bottom of the fret board to fit it)
Also used a drill press to put the frets in, this time, which made an annoying job a lot less painful.
big thanks to Brad for his plans and photo documentary. If anyone is hesitant about making a ukulele, this is a good way to start, and not hard at all.
Cheers
Cliff
made of random wood out of my shed.
top: old weather boards (kauri i think)
side and bottom: old floor boards (possibly Matai but don't quote me)
neck, bridge and fret board is possibly Kwila can't really tell to be honest
tenor scale (17inch)
far too many mistakes, but sounds alright.
needs to have the action lowered and painted, but that can wait till summer. will stick better tuners on then too, if i'm still having fun playing it.
used gorilla grip, but now i'm regretting not having a go at home made hide (gelatine) glue, since the bridge needs to be reduced a little, or changed, but hey live and learn. in hindsight should have had the neck the same height as the top, rather than the top going over it (ended up having to reduce the bottom of the fret board to fit it)
Also used a drill press to put the frets in, this time, which made an annoying job a lot less painful.
big thanks to Brad for his plans and photo documentary. If anyone is hesitant about making a ukulele, this is a good way to start, and not hard at all.
Cheers
Cliff