The Duck

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Comment by Dave Lynas on August 7, 2012 at 9:01pm

Hal, i like the wipe on poly varnish. I use min wax. 5 or so coats. I'll brush on the first coat and sand between coats. I use a paper towel to apply the wipe on coats. I like the semi gloss. I've use this on all my builds so far and on many ukuleles before building guitars.

Comment by Habanera Hal on August 7, 2012 at 5:56pm

Thanks for all the positive comments, guys. She projects very well, great sound both acoustically and amp'ed. If I knew I wouldn't make a fool of myself, I'd try to post a sound clip. I'm using .016, .024, & .032 D'Addario nickel wound strings which are very bright, yet the .032 gives me good bass, probably because the volume of the box is greater than most of my cigar boxes. A slight buzz on the G string at the 13th fret, so I have some fine tuning leveling to do. BTW, I used a wipe-on poly for the finish for the first time. I like the way it rubs out. May put a few more coats on it.

Comment by Rand Moore on August 7, 2012 at 5:29pm

Looks great! NIce lines. Fancy sound hole. How does she sound? Will have to check your photos to see if you have a shot of the headstock.

-Rand.

Comment by Paul David Smith on August 7, 2012 at 5:20pm

Looks great Hal!

Comment by Bluesheart on August 7, 2012 at 12:10pm

Wow, that turned out beautifully!!

Comment by Dave Lynas on August 6, 2012 at 5:35pm

Wonderful design. Clean build. It's beautiful...

Comment by Cornbred on August 6, 2012 at 11:03am

kinda looks like a duck call too

Comment by Uncle John on August 6, 2012 at 10:47am

Very cool, Hal.