I saw something the other day that qued my interest. If you capo a regular guitar at the fifth fret you basically have a uke. So.... if I saw a fret board at the fifth fret and put the bridge the same distance it would be on a full size scale will
Read more…Hello from Nova Scotia
I have three grand daughters 8, 3 and 2 yrs old. I would like to build a Uke for each of them.
Can anyone recommend a size or type.
thanks
Read more…Hi! i have a cigar box 22,5 x20x 5 cm...... Is good choice for a soprano uke? Thanks!
Read more…So, I have been building Cigar Box Guitars, Canjos, Dulcijos,and Diddley Bows for a few years now. I wanted to try my hand at a Ukulele. I found a tenor uke maple neck with a pre-fretted rosewood fretboard for cheap. I bought an actual bone nut and
Read more…I've got a new concert scale ukulele with magnetic pickup and so find myself in need of string advice. Can you help? I'm looking for strings that will work on a 15inch scale length and that will also be picked up by the pickup. Good news, I've figure
Read more…Hi all, I am trying to sort out my latest build, a 21" scale ubass. I used Thundergut strings, but they don't seem right. The lower strings are very slack, I can't seem to raise the strings enough to get them to stop buzzing on the frets. The high
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"Have you ever that the world is a tuxedo, and you are a pair of brown shoes?" George Gobel once said this to Johnny Carson, and it is the best way I know to describe the CBU builders in a CBG world! We have
Read more…Hey everybody, I am building a concert scale pot lid reso uke,with a piezo pickup. My string ends will show thru the tail piece. So ball end strings may be the ticket. Can anyone recommend steel wrapped nylon strings that will tune like a uke? A
Read more…I'm in the early stages of building a solid body electric uke. It's in the style of a Stratocaster. I'm debating whether to go with steel strings and put in a mag pup or use nylon strings with a piezo rod pup in the saddle. Just wondering about the s
Read more…So... I go this idea really way too late last Christmas. I was going to make my brother a Uke. I have been toting a Cigar Box around for a few years that I got from a shop in Alexandria. I always wanted to make a uke out of it, but I just didn't h
Read more…EgyptPunk & I are thinking about bulding using Romeo & Juliet (MDF) box. Anyone have a uke sound sample of a build with MDF? I've only used wood boxes previously.
Read more…Avo Uvezian box, these are a cool box with music notes embossed in them. Music note sound hole, laminated neck sort of violin style, piece of flooring made into the fretboard, mandolin tuners, ebay bone nut and bridge. Way too many hours spent on t
Read more…I have got most of my components together. I'd like to know what some experienced members think about a timeline for putting this baby together. I have a box untouched, a raw neck cut to length with a scarf joint, a fretboard (pre-made) bridge with s
Read more…My second uke, concert size as I progress from soprano to tenor. Inspired by the Fluke and Flea, made from drawer pieces for the body and a piece of maple flooring for the neck. Ebay pre-made fret board (not sure how I feel about that!), piece of o
Read more…I just strung my first build. Learned a lot, and really enjoyed the process. Thanks to all who replied to my n00b questions.
Read more…Hello all. First time builder here. I want to build a tenor CBU. Does it matter at which fret the neck joins the body? My cigar box is 9"x7". If I join at the 14th fret, accounting for a 17" length from nut to saddle, my bridge will be right at the e
Read more…After drilling the tuner holes on my latest project, I think it would look better with the tuners backwards - meaning the post is pulling away from the gear under string tension. Is this a bad idea considering the forces of nylon strings or should I
Read more…A link to the photo album of my latest uke. I think I have built 16 instruments now.
Read more…Hello all!!
My local music store has a ukulele club that I would like to try as I have never played one and they seem fun. I want to make my own since I already make CBG's.
First question, I use a neck through the box design on my guits and put soun
Read more…First post to the Uke group - made my first Cuke, my 6th instrument overall. I saw someone suggested it was a good use for a smaller box, and I had a short piece of walnut which was perfect for the neck. It came out pretty good, I went with a Sopra
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