coolcow
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Welcome S'craic?!

have you checked with Pono or The Ukulele Site?

great advice as he has tried all kinds of strings this is very good advice... simplest way is to order a custom uke...) and try talking to a good...

different serial numbers? 52 and 58

I, too, have close to a dozen Dremels, and another dozen I’ve held onto for parts. I’ve paid an average of $100 each for these tools. Some models...

Welcome mandobart!

For ukes, you can get away with just 2 files - 0.013" and 0.028" If the string is wider than the nut diameter, just gently rock and/or angle the...

Yes. The mail has gotten slow in some areas since cuts were made last summer. First class letters that took 1-2 days now take 12 or more days. News...

Maybe that Martin was in a flood, or a very damp basement for a time. That would explain the swelling. I bet the neck has a twist in it too. ...

Over the years if given a choice I would select a radiused fretboard over flat. Now, in my hopefully last custom, the time has come to chose...

Welcome Kealani!

You can have signature required packages from FedEx and UPS held for convenient pick up. Insured Mailed packages sent the Post Office should also...

Consider taking off the strings and using a little 0000 steel wool with lemon oil on the frets and fretboard. I’m always amazed how great an old...

Welcome Joe T!

Welcome Siv!

Dave Newton, a luthier in Beaumont, TX used to build Primitive Style Mahagony Sopranos. Check with him. He used Rosewood violin friction tuning...

Nope- all their handles are too thin to be comfortable for long use. This handle is "best" (typically not a great word to use for any tool) because...

Welcome Flynn!

Yes indeed to all this. Stiff sides (with mass and proper density) are major contributors. A reflective back (ie a stiff back) is an easy and sure...

Welcome crabjoe!

I use a 5mm fingerboard. The neck (ie, not the fingerboard) is about: 12-13ish mm under the nut (so 17ish mm with FB), and 15-16ish mm around...

okay?? Thanks:)

Thanks Mark yes you gave me great input on the headstock and Beau designed a beautiful headstock with true meanings for me "The Daffodil" symbolizes...

Thanks :) Yes, I "trumpet" out my nut slots like in this pic, (which is from this website link below)- this is to minimise string friction in the...

Truly an amazing instrument. Congratulations to Len and Beau. Beau your skill and artistry continually advance. Thanks for pictures.

Letter of Materials which i write for every instrument i make. IMG_6078 by Beau Hannam, on Flickr IMG_6079 by Beau Hannam, on Flickr ...

IMG_2869 by Beau Hannam, on Flickr IMG_2788 by Beau Hannam, on Flickr IMG_2790 by Beau Hannam, on Flickr