Jim Hanks
Well-known member
The idea for this build stemmed from a recent thread:
https://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?138456-5-string-ukulele
In that thread, David Hanson (UU name tukanu), mentioned he could build one and posted a picture of a very nice looking 5-string guitar. After checking out some more of his work from his web site gallery (https://cripplecreekmandolins.com/), I reached out to David via email to kick some ideas around and see if he was in my league in terms of budget. He made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so here we are.
We're still in the "design and gathering materials" phase so it will be a while yet before progress pictures start rolling, but I figured I'd go ahead and start the thread so y'all can get excited too.
I'll make individual posts on the various design aspects. Tonight, I'll start with the neck and string configuration.
https://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?138456-5-string-ukulele
In that thread, David Hanson (UU name tukanu), mentioned he could build one and posted a picture of a very nice looking 5-string guitar. After checking out some more of his work from his web site gallery (https://cripplecreekmandolins.com/), I reached out to David via email to kick some ideas around and see if he was in my league in terms of budget. He made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so here we are.
We're still in the "design and gathering materials" phase so it will be a while yet before progress pictures start rolling, but I figured I'd go ahead and start the thread so y'all can get excited too.
I'll make individual posts on the various design aspects. Tonight, I'll start with the neck and string configuration.