Pheasant wood tenor build

Doc_J · May 8, 2013

My Pheasant wood 5-string tenor build has started this morning......
... with pictures from the luthier.

The bear claw spruce top is joined.

New decision: ebony stripe on the back.

fumanshu · May 8, 2013

Who is building this one for you?!!!

https://soundcloud.com/baouke/star-filante-by-caro-bao

Doc_J · May 8, 2013

JC Clark is building this pheasant wood tenor, and has been great to work with on the design.

http://jcclarkukuleles.wordpress.com/

Dan Uke · May 8, 2013

Doc_J said:
JC Clark is building this pheasant wood tenor, and has been great to work with on the design.

http://jcclarkukuleles.wordpress.com/

Cool...There's a pic of Dave, who just happens to be hosting this week's Season of the ukulele

vanflynn · May 8, 2013

Beautiful wood. Nothing to Grouse about!

Doc_J · Jun 25, 2013

More pics.

Well the pheasant wood got a bit darker with thicknessing, so JC and I thought it best to go with koa stripe and binding.

Rosette is completed. It is also pheasant wood with BWB purfling.

Bracing is in place, too.

dkcrown · Jun 25, 2013

Coming along nicely Doc.

CTurner · Jun 25, 2013

Pheasant wood, never saw that before. It is lovely, Doc! And the other day I saw a pic of pistachio wood uke! I'm intrigued by these new (to me) wood combinations. That koa stripe is also special.

Doc_J · Aug 6, 2013

New build update pics.

Headstock with pheasant wood head plate and small paua pheasant inlay.

dkcrown · Aug 6, 2013

Very Nice Doc! It's going to look very interesting when it gets some finish on it.

mm stan · Aug 6, 2013

Awesome Hodge,
Wow its coming along very nice....thank you for the pictures and updates...

love the wood grain

Doc_J · Aug 16, 2013

More updates: Body being assembled.

Doc_J · Aug 16, 2013

JC came up with a great idea for the lower bout, a tail feather.

Ukejenny · Aug 16, 2013

Fascinating and beautiful to look at. Love the tail feather and pheasant.

Doc_J · Aug 22, 2013

More build updates.

Binding on back attached, binding and purfling on front attached.
We're getting closer. Neck shaping and final sanding are next.

Update 8/23 The fingerboard has been set in place.

vanflynn · Aug 22, 2013

Taking shape and looking good. Do you have an estimated completion date?

Thanks again for sharing. I'm looking forward to a sound bite

Doc_J · Aug 22, 2013

vanflynn said:
Taking shape and looking good. Do you have an estimated completion date?

Thanks again for sharing. I'm looking forward to a sound bite

No firm completion date, but the luthier (JC) explained all that to me before we started. And I'm OK with that.

My guess is it will done within about a month or so.

Dan Uke · Aug 22, 2013

Sweet...Soon it'll be the 13 uke sound challenge Can we send you our own sound bites to add? If we can't find several ukes we like after your sound challenge, we must not like ukuleles. HAHAA

Doc_J · Aug 31, 2013

First coat of lacquer. About 3 more weeks and it will be ready!

Tigeralum2001 · Aug 31, 2013

Can't wait to hear it! Looking good!

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