Electric Cigar Box Baritone Ukulele

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Comment by Jon Pruett on May 15, 2012 at 8:50pm

Thanks Sammy! I think I have about 16-20 hours into this one - maybe a little more. I had some troubles with the epoxy resin and had to drill it out and redo it three times before I got to a happy place. :)

Comment by Sammy Lloyd on May 15, 2012 at 6:19pm

Great work mate, I'm gonna have a baritone one day. How long did it take you to make it? cheers

Sammy

Comment by Jon Pruett on April 25, 2012 at 4:26pm

John - Thanks!  I cut a whole pile of thin strips from maple and markote rough stock a while back. Now I just pull out a handful of strips to get to the width and appearance I want for each neck. It's a good time saving process - I only drag the table saw out to the yard to cut long pieces once every couple months instead of once for every guitar.

Professor - Thanks!  Happy to shoot some closeups and show how it's made - which parts are you most interested in?

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on April 25, 2012 at 3:59pm

Nice sound, nice uke and nice playing. The laminations on the head are particularly appealing.

Comment by The Professor on April 23, 2012 at 12:02pm

Sounds great. Some up close pics would be great too,

Comment by Jon Pruett on April 22, 2012 at 9:52pm

Thanks Uncle John and Wes!  I keep "picking away" at playing, but I've got a long way to go still. :)

Comment by Uncle John on April 22, 2012 at 11:49am

Wow!  Nice uke and it sure sounds good in his hands.

Comment by wes carl on April 22, 2012 at 6:37am

yep nice uke & playing - like yer theme *****

Comment by Jon Pruett on April 21, 2012 at 11:28pm

Thanks!  The box struck me as having a classic beach feel, and the size was a good fit for a uke. I used a shell in the knob and crushed shells to make the fret markers to keep the theme going.

Comment by SlowHound on April 21, 2012 at 11:19pm

Has an island feel about it. Nice!!