str1pes
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I have purchased two Uke's in the last week and a half. Both are Kala KA-C models. I purchased one for my father-in-laws birthday. He is retiring and moving to the beach and has played guitar for many years. When I recieved his Uke, I liked it so much, that I ordered myself one a couple of days later after I gifted him with his.
My wife is pretty artistic and we wanted to make his Uke a personal gift so we googled wood burning (pyrography) then hit up radio shack and purchased a soldering iron and went to work on the back of his Uke, putting his musical "pseudonym" he goes by when he plays. It ended up turning out pretty darn nice.
I decided I want to do the same but I was thinking about putting my design on the front of the Uke.
A lot of people say the sound comes from the top of a guitar or Uke. That said, this is a laminate mahogany Uke. I was not worried about inscribing some of the back, but if I inscribe the front would that have any effect on sound? I got IMO a pretty stellar deal on both Uke's 67 each shipped new. So I wouldn't be out a ton, but at the same time I don't want to render my Uke's sound.
Also, steering away from the wood burning topic. My father in law's Uke was damn near perfect, but my Uke had some noticeable glue spots, slight staining probs (light in some areas) and...on both Ukes the what looks like painted fret dots on the top of the neck are off pretty bad on some frets. Can the dot's be removed? Anyone own a Kala KA series that has tried removal.....
Thanks!
My wife is pretty artistic and we wanted to make his Uke a personal gift so we googled wood burning (pyrography) then hit up radio shack and purchased a soldering iron and went to work on the back of his Uke, putting his musical "pseudonym" he goes by when he plays. It ended up turning out pretty darn nice.
I decided I want to do the same but I was thinking about putting my design on the front of the Uke.
A lot of people say the sound comes from the top of a guitar or Uke. That said, this is a laminate mahogany Uke. I was not worried about inscribing some of the back, but if I inscribe the front would that have any effect on sound? I got IMO a pretty stellar deal on both Uke's 67 each shipped new. So I wouldn't be out a ton, but at the same time I don't want to render my Uke's sound.
Also, steering away from the wood burning topic. My father in law's Uke was damn near perfect, but my Uke had some noticeable glue spots, slight staining probs (light in some areas) and...on both Ukes the what looks like painted fret dots on the top of the neck are off pretty bad on some frets. Can the dot's be removed? Anyone own a Kala KA series that has tried removal.....
Thanks!