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Comment by Andy Stone on September 24, 2011 at 11:18am

Note strings fed in from the back.. and how the laminated stripe DOSN'T line up! Typical!

Comment by Andy Stone on September 24, 2011 at 11:16am

Rear view of another almost identical uke showing the block (which happens to be laminated only bcz it came from the body of a bass guitar!).

Comment by Andy Stone on September 24, 2011 at 11:09am

George, I strengthen the box by gluing a block of hard wood right across the top so that the stress from the neck is transfered to the sides of the box. I chamfer the top of the block with a slight angle so that it doesn't stop the top from vibrating freely and also fit a dowel just to locate the neck, I don't know if it really needs it strength wise but it makes it easier to glue!  Use a rule or straight edge to set the angle of the neck to the height of your bridge then measure and fit the bridge afterwards. I hope this helps!

Comment by George Callihan on September 22, 2011 at 9:25am

That's a beautiful lookin' uke! I'm just a beginner now, looking to build my first cheapo cigar box ukulele, with an old soprano neck from a $20 uke. Any suggestions or comments? Thanks!

 

G.C.

Comment by Norton Grimm on September 14, 2011 at 5:39am

Fantastic picture!

Comment by Andy Stone on September 13, 2011 at 11:48pm

"Vintage" stuff Btw I built the radio control yacht at the church youth group I help lead, we have 9 of them and are fun to race!  The radio I've had since I was a kid.