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Timbuck
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curved fretwire on uke
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I never bothered with curved wire .. just straight long lengths … also I use a hammer and a press … it works ok most of the time but...
Saturday at 9:06 AM
Timbuck
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Building a soprano
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This is a video I made some time back...I suggest you make the cutters out of old broken drill shanks , like a 1.5 mm drill should make...
Thursday at 6:26 PM
Timbuck
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Building a soprano
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I use a couple of boring heads in my drill press to cut sound holes and rosette channels they can be adjusted to suit whatever diameter...
Thursday at 9:30 AM
Timbuck
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Glued butt joints for neck to body
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I remember some years ago David Hurd of “left brained lutherie“ book fame …wrote a page on fitting a neck to body butt joint with epoxy...
Apr 8, 2024
Timbuck
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Vamping
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Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique
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After watching Prof Chris singing and playing his wonderful humorous ditties I was fascinated by his vamping technique... You know what...
Apr 7, 2024
Timbuck
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Compact Go Bar Deck
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No I went for the Cam Clamps method in the end …simple to use and takes up hardly any space… I just hang the jig on the wall...
Apr 6, 2024
Timbuck
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Need fret pressing tips
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I run a sharp scriber point down the slots to open them out a bit …if you stick a bit of tape on the end of a length of fret wire like a...
Apr 5, 2024
Timbuck
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New project
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Now in the shop window :)
Apr 5, 2024
Timbuck
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Gotoh UPT Knockoffs
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Easier to fit and work just well …but look different.
Apr 4, 2024
Timbuck
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New project
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New label design for new uke design .
Apr 3, 2024
Timbuck
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New Bender Mods.
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I know most of you have seen vids from me like this before ... but I’ve done this one anyway , just to show that it works :)
Mar 28, 2024
Timbuck
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New Bender Mods.
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Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge
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Just a Quick Look at the modifications I made to my new soprano bender … A variable heat control fitted with a thermometer on the mould...
Mar 27, 2024
Timbuck
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More on heat bending.
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Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge
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I found this video , it’s not luthier stuff but interesting …I like the idea of a template fixed on top of the set up instead of having...
Mar 26, 2024
Timbuck
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Building a soprano
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I just copy the old and tested Martin and Island ones from the 1920s …these are not guitars... remember the side are curved/corrighted...
Mar 20, 2024
Timbuck
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Building a soprano
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I do mine at about 1.6-1.7 mm thick.
Mar 20, 2024
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