This is the first project which used a donor ukulele.
The price of these instruments as about the same as buying the separate parts and it comes ready assembled so to speak.
I generally tart up the headstock with some veneer overlay.
This example cost $30.
The price of these instruments as about the same as buying the separate parts and it comes ready assembled so to speak.
I generally tart up the headstock with some veneer overlay.
This example cost $30.
Here the neck has been cut from the body and is ready for cleaning up.
This was also the first time I tried to thin the top. I used the circular sanding disk on my drill press. The adjustable stop on the press allowed a fairly consistent thickness.
The top was finished with two sound holes made to look like a hole in a brick wall with different brick courses. The light patch on the right is the finish removed for gluing.
The donor neck is fitted and screwed and glued to the neck block
Finished ukulele. Note the headstock veneers. I aimed at a row of bricks!
The top was not braced so I fitted a floating saddle.
In yet another first The strings are held by bridge pins in the bottom side. These have proved to be very good and fairly easy to fit so I have used this method a lot since.
The top was not braced so I fitted a floating saddle.
In yet another first The strings are held by bridge pins in the bottom side. These have proved to be very good and fairly easy to fit so I have used this method a lot since.
WORKSHOP PROJECT
CIGAR BOX CONCERT BRICK
CIGAR BOX CONCERT BRICK
SPRINGFIELD UKULELE
Incorporating The Ukuleleist, Springfield Uketopians and the Lei-Abouts
WORKSHOP PROJECT
BRICK
BRICK
SPRINGFIELD UKULELE
Incorporating The Ukuleleist and Springfield Uketopians
SPRINGFIELD UKULELE
Incorporating The Ukuleleist and Springfield Uketopians