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Slid uke

Started by Mal Chilvers. Last reply by Yellowbelly Flatt Apr 17. 17 Replies 0 Likes

Morning guys,Have anyone no of any slide tutaoials for the ukulele,there are plenty of guys playing slide on you tube but none as i can see showing you how to,help.Mal (UK)Continue

CB Uke Build Started

Started by Jim Dickison. Last reply by Jim Dickison Apr 7. 19 Replies 0 Likes

Hey all! Been playing ukulele for a few months now, and I decided that I have to build a cigar box uke! Going to start with this box: And, for the neck, I found…Continue

Cohiba Red Dot

Started by Mal Chilvers. Last reply by J-Peg Mar 6. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Hi guys Areally good friend of mine made for me this really great resonator uke,which I am delited with. It's a great guy called Shane Wagstaff from of here ,I've been meaning to post it on here for…Continue

C.B.ukulele luthier

Started by Mal Chilvers. Last reply by Mal Chilvers Feb 5. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Hi guysDue to my health I am unable to make my own cigar box intrerment,I have recenly bough a couple of factory made ukes that are great but having big hands the neck arn't wide enogh.Being unable…Continue

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Comment by Tom Walters on March 18, 2012 at 3:54pm: Karl,

Great job on the uke! And thanks for posting the instructable too.

All the best,

Tom

Comment by Rooster Reaves on March 18, 2012 at 3:23pm: Very nice Karl. Hope mine looks that good!!!

Comment by Karl G. Siewert on March 17, 2012 at 10:09pm: The one I just finished (see http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screen...) has a bright, clear sound with no amplification. The body is made from a tin candy box. No soundholes at all.

Comment by RUM SICK DAVE on March 17, 2012 at 10:01pm: gday everyone, has anyone built a cgb ukulele without any electronics or pickups that has that high acustic sound to it. i have some light weight cgb's, i think would be better than heavy timber boxes, but looking for ideas for sound, [bigger sound holes maybe??.

Comment by Karl G. Siewert on March 14, 2012 at 11:10am: My first build is a banjolele (tin body), concert-sized. I've almost got it finished. Need to adjust the nut, build a bridge, and string it up!

Comment by Corbie on March 2, 2012 at 9:18pm: oh so sorry about those metric people.............really I am............ just google decimal to metric conversion charts and look for the images.

Comment by Corbie on March 2, 2012 at 9:05pm: I wouldn't fight with anything over 1/32nd. Find the closest fraction to your decimal. If you really have to just cut a little of the pencil line or leave a little more of it showing. Doesn't matter too much if you don't have a way to adjust the bridge for every string. I find it hard to just see the pencil lines.

The Stew Mac has a nice fret calculator.... read the instructions that will help make it acurate. It's easy.....hope this helps.

Comment by Corbie on March 2, 2012 at 8:12pm: If you have a IPod Touch or IPhone you can get an app called Chords4Ukes. Pretty clever how they layed it out and it was free. If you have a Droid type phone they may have the same app.....if not you might find one nearly as good.

I also have a tuner that I like called Tune Master that was also free. It covers Uke tunings plus much more.

I tried all sorts of tuner and chord app's that were free and I think these two are among the best.

Comment by Steve Eckel on March 2, 2012 at 2:40pm: http://ukulelechords.fm/ Try this for printable pdf files.

Stewart Macdonald has all a luthier needs http://www.stewmac.com/

Comment by Rob Uker on March 2, 2012 at 2:13pm: Of all the CBGs of built this is the one I play the most. It might not look unique but it pays like a dream and has really good tone. I've posted a few videos on my page with it.