greenscoe
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I decided to convert a souvenir mask into the body of a tenor uke.
It wasn't hollowed out much so that was the first task along with checking and correcting for symmetry so that the soundboard would look OK.
It was still too shallow so a quick mould was made for a neck block and 18mm high sides. This set of sides along with linings, top and bottom, was attached to the mask.
The mahogany top has a patch and 3 fans. Because of the size of the neck block only 1 transverse brace was needed.
The purfling and binding are plastic. I reduced the wings on the (Chinese) bridge because the soundboard is narrower than on a normal tenor.
The neck was joined with a loose tenon.
It wasn't hollowed out much so that was the first task along with checking and correcting for symmetry so that the soundboard would look OK.
It was still too shallow so a quick mould was made for a neck block and 18mm high sides. This set of sides along with linings, top and bottom, was attached to the mask.
The mahogany top has a patch and 3 fans. Because of the size of the neck block only 1 transverse brace was needed.
The purfling and binding are plastic. I reduced the wings on the (Chinese) bridge because the soundboard is narrower than on a normal tenor.
The neck was joined with a loose tenon.