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GCEA uke tuning, deeper sound

At a geezerly 77, I have arthritic hands and a punk shoulder, thus requiring a short instrument neck to compress frets and a short reach on…

Started by Peter V Owens

0 Dec 14, 2022

Bento Box peek

I'm building a couple of Bento Box ukes from C.B.Gitty. I have not glued the box, so my pictures have it held together in some painter's ta…

Started by Christopher G Daniels

2 May 22, 2019
Reply by BrianQ.

Cigar box ukulele question

I'm building a ukulele for a friend out of a Johnny Walker box.  It originally held 10 mini bottle of liquor but it's basically a cigar box…

Started by Ducati Scotty

19 Jul 29, 2018
Reply by Kigar

Almost Missed Uketober!

This build was a double-first. My first ukulele and my first build with a real cigar box. I usually build my boxes from scratch. My deepest…

Started by Hal Robertson

0 Oct 29, 2016

"12th Street Rag" played on a Gourd Ukulele by Steve Boisen

Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker

0 Oct 5, 2015

ukulele gourd build pics

Hey all. i wanted to share with you my build pics from my latest gourd ukulele as shown below. here is the link. much care was taken to ma…

Started by mike g

14 Sep 18, 2015
Reply by Bufo Bill

Help! Fretted concert ukulele neck... scale?

Newbie here. I am working on a CBU. I ordered a fretboard for a cigar box concert uke. Made by another enthusiast online... I asked for a 1…

Started by PhattyPatty

5 Aug 8, 2015
Reply by Bluesheart

Newbie question about ukulele box...

I'm hoping to do a cigar box uke project. I have some guitar tuning machines lying around in great shape. Can you use guitar tuning machine…

Started by PhattyPatty

5 Jul 30, 2015
Reply by John Sawyer

You can't make a decent ukulele with nothing but a pocket knife

They may have been right Instructible: Make a ukulele with a pocket knife

Started by Titch the Clown

25 Apr 21, 2015
Reply by Jim Morris

BUILD OFF!!! 2014 Cigar Box Ukulele Contest submission thread

  Cigar Box Ukulele Contest! Cigar Box Nation is looking for the most artistic, wildest, most radical or most visionary cigar box ukulele. …

Started by Cigar Box Nation

187 Jul 16, 2014
Reply by mark68

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