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Permalink Reply by Rob (Uker) Porras on June 12, 2014 at 4:06am

Cute uke and great story.

I bet she loves that uke for the rest of her life. 

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on June 15, 2014 at 1:22am

Love it. Those fairy's are brilliant. In a pickier context I would tell you your saddle is in backwards but I love the look of it all so much I am going to let it pass. After all, as I tell myself all the time - it's just a ukulele. As long as it sounds OK and there are no sharp edges...

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Permalink Reply by Thom Chadwick on June 16, 2014 at 1:28pm

Thanks for the comments Titch. This is the first fretted instrument that I have created. (Second CBG). I had a problem with the intonation and I was wondering why. I've since changed the saddle to a piece of African  Blackwood which has a closer action. I might put the bone saddle back in the right direction to see how it sounds. Cheers!

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on June 14, 2014 at 7:41pm

Yes I know it doesn't have a cigar box, but might I say I am very proud of the brigantine on the headstock

A Captain Jack Sparrow Ukulele for the girls in Sparrow Folk. 

http://www.sparrow-folk.net/

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 14, 2014 at 9:35pm

nice  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Larry Epstein on June 15, 2014 at 10:23am

Here is baritone uke #2 that I built using a Mike Lowe aluminum resonator cone, Tone Monster passive pick up, Dan Duke maple neck, mahogany fret board, Worth clear fluorocarbon strings, sealed tuners, bone nut and bridge, and hardware from CB Gitty and others. I refinished the Bering Grande box, finished the neck and set the frets, carved the tailpiece, neck joint and the biscuit, and assembled everything using hand instruments and one small freehand drill. Scale length is 19-1/8 inch.

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Permalink Reply by Larry Epstein on June 15, 2014 at 10:49am

Here are two more photos of my Uke #2. The front probably matters.

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• 72 Epstein Uke #2 One.jpg, 2.3 MB

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Permalink Reply by mark68 on June 15, 2014 at 10:58am

That is a work of art...I would be proud of that. ..

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Permalink Reply by Larry Epstein on June 15, 2014 at 10:59am

Too kind. But thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Rob (Uker) Porras on June 16, 2014 at 2:44am

Nice heal.

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Permalink Reply by Larry Epstein on June 16, 2014 at 4:20am

So that's what it's called: a heel. Thanks. It is fun to carve wood. Often I have a plan; more often the wood has a better plan.

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on June 16, 2014 at 4:08am

I'm glad I'm not judging this contest, that's going to be a tough job!

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