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My second CB Uke

I made this for the daughter of a friend. It is tenor scale. The decorations are done with "Grafix Clear Rub-Onz". Bone nut and saddle with a piezo rod pickup under the saddle. The box is from Joann Fabric and Craft store. The cut-outs for the sound holes were roughed in with a Dremel cutting bit and finished with small files. The string holes on the tail are reinforced with eyelets used to decorate scrapbooks. It has 20 frets which may be overkill.

Tags: CB, Tenor, Uke

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Permalink Reply by J.Ed on April 3, 2012 at 11:16am

Very Nice!

Permalink Reply by David "Dr. Dave" Davies on April 3, 2012 at 12:06pm

Looks fantastic

Permalink Reply by Habanera Hal on April 3, 2012 at 4:19pm

Very pretty. I really like the use of the rub-ons for the fret markers. Did you coat them with anything?

Permalink Reply by Jillian Baxter on April 3, 2012 at 4:23pm

Thanks,

I use shellac for the finish and there are at least two coats over the decoration. I find if you spray too much on at once they tend to crinkle. So light coats.

Permalink Reply by Jillian Baxter on April 3, 2012 at 4:27pm

I took the Uke to the office today to give to my friend. Our general manager picked it up (he plays guitar) and in a few minutes was picking out a melody. I wish I could have videoed it. The CB Gitty amp I built has also been a hit with the guitar players in the office.

Permalink Reply by RUM SICK DAVE on April 3, 2012 at 5:11pm

hi jillian, you done it again' looks great' bet your friend was happy with it, what timber did you use for the neck??, the rod pickups seem to work really well too don't they. well done.

Permalink Reply by Jillian Baxter on April 3, 2012 at 6:00pm

Hi,

I had a lot of fun with this one. The neck is poplar with a red oak fingerboard. I think the box may be basswood, I bought it a craft shop. The pickups do work great but they need a preamp or a good boost on the input gain of the amp.

Permalink Reply by Order99 on April 3, 2012 at 10:43pm

Poplar with Red Oak fingerboards are fantastic-the neck remains easy to shape and the Oak adds strength and warp resistence. I tried solid Oak omce and I spent months shaping and sanding (hand tools only i'm afraid)...

That Ukulele is absolutely gorgeous BTW-your friend's daughter is one lucky lady.

Permalink Reply by Tom Walters on April 4, 2012 at 1:03am