Seems to be, I had just wiped the fretboard off with a damp cloth when I took this so there's still some moisture present. I sanded the excess last night and they all look fine now.
Thanks for checking.
Max
Thanks for checking.
Max
What's happening in your shed?
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Nice! Are you going to record a sound sample of this one Mr. Timms? Another questions: Is more expensive a uke with Ebony fingerboard or the same uke but with Rosewood fingerboard? Thanks!
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A couple from the group of instruments I'm working on right now. This is the second application of epoxy pore filler.
An ambrosia maple 8 string tenor with Sitka soundboard, and an Australian Blackwood tenor.
An ambrosia maple 8 string tenor with Sitka soundboard, and an Australian Blackwood tenor.
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I am finishing kasha braced tenor (cedar top, local European alder sides, back and neck )View attachment 115349
and just started new project. It will be 5-string tenor, (walnut sides and back, spruce top, honduras mahogony neck)View attachment 115350
and just started new project. It will be 5-string tenor, (walnut sides and back, spruce top, honduras mahogony neck)View attachment 115350
I have now finished the biscuit tin concert I have been working on. It cam out OK, although of course a tin is not really the best soundboard in the world. For that reason, I have braced the bridge against the through neck inside and put a piezo pickup in and the sound is OK. The break angle on the bridge is a bit shallow, so i may still dispense with the (lovely) brass tailpiece and have the strings pass through the tin behind the bridge and anchor inside. But all in all it is OK.
Max
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A couple of new ukes. An emperor's new clothes cookie tin and a band sawn bowl uke.
That is so nice, I am going to do one of those side ports one of these days
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A cute little Tahitian style though I digressed from the round soudboard because I made the body purposely narrow to test treble responsiveness ideas and then I had the room and I felt like trying to experiment on a different shape. 345mm scale length 40 lb fishing line for all strings.
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Buffing and attaching necks the last couple of days to 5 instruments.
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Another perfect instrument, Allen. Somewhat depressing for the rest of us mere mortals.
Having moved to a bolt-on neck, do you use a threaded insert or a barrel bolt?
Miguel
Having moved to a bolt-on neck, do you use a threaded insert or a barrel bolt?
Miguel
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You'd call it a barrel bolt I suppose. Its oriented from fret board to heel and is full lenght of the tenon. Drilled and tapped for a M6 bolt in a jig to guarantee alignment with the neck block that is also drilled in the same jig.
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Nice! I cheat and chop the necks off cheap ukes and do some tweaking to get the fit right. If I had a shop bench and some scrap hardwood I'd like to make my own neck.
Post up your final setup. On the last one I made the break wasn't quite right either and I couldn't tweak the neck bolts enough so I had to build another bridge(this one floats on a banjo uke). I always like to see other options.
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Looks like a slice of smoked salmon. Beautiful.
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My shop used to be next to a guitar store. I was just getting through the learning stages of making ukuleles when people starting showing up wanting bookcases, etc. So we made a lot of plywood boxes and set the ukuleles off to the side. One day a professional musician came in with plans and parts for an electric guitar. I let him do as much as he felt comfortable with and I handled the rest. Then early this year, he came back with ideas for a six-string bass. He did much of the work himself then composed a song to go along with the video.
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So, not so much what is going on in my shed, but building the shed itself. Moved house, needed a workshop. Just need to lay an electricity cable now.
So, not so much what is going on in my shed, but building the shed itself. Moved house, needed a workshop. Just need to lay an electricity cable now.
Home from home! First pieces of equipment should be an electric kettle and a box of Taylors Yorkshire Gold tea bags. 
John Colter.
John Colter.
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Another Tahitian from the stable of Titch the Clown ukuleles 
I was also wondering what wasin this chunk of firewood I bought a bag of a year or so ago and damn it looks nice. No idea what it is.
I was also wondering what wasin this chunk of firewood I bought a bag of a year or so ago and damn it looks nice. No idea what it is.
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Stacked wood for the body? Also, it looks kind of narrow, did you put in a pickup?
I've been meaning to ask, do you put pickups in any of your tins? If yes, what model/brand?
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The body/neck slab is made with 90 by 35 construction grade pine (rather than 90by45= 2by4dar). I cut it so I get two L shaped bits side by side. Next time I might try a strip of hardwood down the middle. I keep knots away from the neck but I don't mind tight knots in the body. The Tahitian ukes are surprisingly loud and I have never fitted one with a pickup.
More generally, in keeping with the low budget home built charm of my ukes I use cheap disc piezo pickups I paid a couple of dollars each for on EBay when I do use them.
More generally, in keeping with the low budget home built charm of my ukes I use cheap disc piezo pickups I paid a couple of dollars each for on EBay when I do use them.
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