My first attempt...

rockpopandchips · Jul 14, 2013

At a solid body electric uku, I have no skills no proper tools and have got this far on luck a hand saw and a 10mm chisel. I'm loving it so far. I have cheated buy buying a few cheep eBay parts.

Brian

DanielHulbert · Jul 15, 2013

Very cool. keep us posted.

rockpopandchips · Jul 17, 2013

I will do, next order for parts is going to happen soon but active or passive I just can not make my mind up.

rockpopandchips · Aug 24, 2013

Well it's been a while but I have it almost finished.

Jim Hanks · Aug 24, 2013

Very interesting design. Pictures of the back please!

rockpopandchips · Aug 24, 2013

It's not very pretty but seems to work and it's staying in tune as best it can for new cheep strings.Having problems with the electronics, like they don't work! I will take it apart and investigate.

Jim Hanks · Aug 25, 2013

Cool project but yeah, I guess it's important for the pickup to work on a solid body.

I'm sure you'll get it sorted. What are the dimensions?

DanielHulbert · Aug 25, 2013

Is this the type of jack you used? https://www.cbgitty.com/cubecart/1pc-chrome-screw-mount-stereo-endpin/strap-button-jack.html
Is the piezo rod connected directly to the jack?

rockpopandchips · Sep 1, 2013

Yes and yes.....

It's 44cm in total length and the body is 12.5 cm wide on standard consert size fret boas. It plays ok and will make a great practice uke but I still want to get the pickup working.

DanielHulbert · Sep 2, 2013

Did you wire the positive wire to the shortest lug on the jack? Another thing to check for is to make sure there isn't a short somewhere.

rockpopandchips · Sep 8, 2013

Its alive..........

Got my act together and went to the local guitar shop and they tested every thing for me.Turns out it was the amp, so the honeytone travel amp is going back to amazon and I'm using a very cheep £15 CG-2 2w mini amp, picked up from the same guitar shop. I'm a very ukulele maker.......

I suppose your going to want me to make a sound sample now? Another first then, now we're to start?

Cheers all Brian.

DanielHulbert · Sep 8, 2013

I'm happy to hear that everything got figured out. Sound sample time.

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