BR Ukuleles
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No. It's a precision fit. A tap in with hammer. If you want to see how the system works search through Mark Roberts Youtube videos.
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Here's a little 14" Scale length cigar box ukulele I just put strings on. It'll need some more fretwork but I wanted to hear it. This was a completely hand-tool build, but next time I'll print a template of the frets/neck taper instead of trying to do it by hand.
Nice work Sam. Looks good. I just started on a cigar box Ukulele for my son-in-law. I just built him a Tenor uku, and wanted to make him a cigar box uke that he can take when they travel. I'm using a cigar box I bought on ebay. I have a 13.5" fret board for it. Seeing your fine job has got me itchy to start. Thanks for sharing.Here's a little 14" Scale length cigar box ukulele I just put strings on. It'll need some more fretwork but I wanted to hear it. This was a completely hand-tool build, but next time I'll print a template of the frets/neck taper instead of trying to do it by hand
Beautiful!A short scale (11"), wide nut, soprano. Custom order with all the wood I could find: Birdseye Maple, Honduran Mahogany, Ribbon Mahogany, Claro Walnut, Rosewood, Spalted Sycamore, and Quilted Cherry.
Yup, I tried laying the frets out using by hand using the rule of 18, definitely not going to try it again. A printer is really worth its weight in gold for fretting templates. And as much as I like the simplicity of the frets directly set into the neck, I much prefer having a separate fingerboard.I see what you mean about needing to use a template for the fret positions, Sam. Some of the fret spacing looks a little - shall we say - non-standard?
I find a newly made uke always sounds appreciably better the next day. It's not just the strings stretching and settling. The uke seems to find it's voice after a day or so.