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"my take is I like the more traditional fixed bridge/ tail piece, thus far I've not h…" econnofoot replied Apr 3, 2011 to Bridge style	7	Apr 3, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"i've built soprano, tenor, and baritone ukes using 1.5" for then entire neck length,…" econnofoot replied Mar 28, 2011 to To taper or not to taper, that is the question.	6	Mar 28, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"very nice looking build....good inspiration for me to improve my builds." econnofoot replied Feb 27, 2011 to SECOND BUILD TENOR UKE - THE EDUCATION CONTINUES.	7	Feb 27, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"What I ended up with...the box kinda suffered went with a 17" scale it's ok not as l…" econnofoot replied Feb 25, 2011 to 'Resonator' Uke Pics	4	Feb 25, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"I had a blast...if I had better shop situation and weather I'd be going crazy buildi…" econnofoot replied Jan 4, 2011 to Finally Finishing off first Uke Build.	7	Jan 4, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"After managing to break the headstock at one point then re gluing and adding to it g…" econnofoot replied Dec 29, 2010 to Finally Finishing off first Uke Build.	7	Jan 4, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"my original idea for setting frets was to use stainless steel welding wire which fai…" econnofoot replied Dec 29, 2010 to Finally Finishing off first Uke Build.	7	Jan 4, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
"not real hip on doing pics here yet but gives an idea of the start." econnofoot replied Dec 29, 2010 to Finally Finishing off first Uke Build.	7	Jan 4, 2011 Reply by econnofoot
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econnofoot's Discussions (9)

"my take is I like the more traditional fixed bridge/ tail piece, thus far I've not h…"

"i've built soprano, tenor, and baritone ukes using 1.5" for then entire neck length,…"

"very nice looking build....good inspiration for me to improve my builds."

"What I ended up with...the box kinda suffered went with a 17" scale it's ok not as l…"

"I had a blast...if I had better shop situation and weather I'd be going crazy buildi…"

"After managing to break the headstock at one point then re gluing and adding to it g…"

"my original idea for setting frets was to use stainless steel welding wire which fai…"

"not real hip on doing pics here yet but gives an idea of the start."

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