"YAMA-UKE"

"YAMA-UKE"

"YAMA-UKE" Baritone Ukekele. My first Ukelele build. Built this for a friends 60th birthday. Body is a metal side panel from a mid-70's Yamaha RS100 motorcycle.
Neck is Iroko and the fretboard is walnut. The pick up is a 8K toaster mini-humbucker with volume and tone knobs. I inserted a 1962 sixpence to commemorate the year my friend was born. The build provided a few challenges due to the uneven shape of the "body" but all came out good in the end
He loves it and can't put it down... mission accomplished.

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Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus yesterday

Haha, These 2-stroke Uke's can shift a bit, thanks

Comment by Order99 on Friday

Wow.Than Uke looks fast standing still...

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on Tuesday

Thank you for the "Likes" guys.

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on Tuesday

Thanks Andries. Glad you like it.

Comment by A.D.EKER on August 1, 2022 at 7:57am

Nice One ! Ambrose ! Sparly Blue ! that el suit U ! Fuzzz it up and it will purrr like a two stroke Kitten!

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on July 31, 2022 at 12:24pm

Thanks Kyle.

Comment by Poorness Studios on July 30, 2022 at 10:38pm

That looks great Ambrose.

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on July 30, 2022 at 6:06am

Thanks BrianQ. He is, lol

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on July 30, 2022 at 6:01am

Haha, you know your 2-stroke motorbikes Unc J. I never thought of that. It maybe could sound like a 2-stroke put through a suitable FX pedal lol

Comment by Uncle John on July 29, 2022 at 11:32am

Does it sound at all like a 2 stroke?  And do you have to mix the oil and gas?

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