Finally Finishing off first Uke Build.

Posted by econnofoot on December 29, 2010 at 11:05am

Which actually has come together rather well despite some set backs finally got my bridge height figured out to eliminate a few dead frets I had when I noodled with it Christmas Day.  I'll work up some pics and get them up, it's more or less a morph of the two designs on the free plans wall, which to my untrained ukulele playing ear( Bass & Banjo guy) seems to hold tune but I have yet to put a tuner on it yet to see.

 

Definitely was a good learning experience for what to avoid and what will work on future builds.

 

Cheers o/'

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  • econnofoot January 4, 2011 at 7:37pm

    I had a blast...if I had better shop situation and weather I'd be going crazy building more, but also bought myself a new acoustic guitar after christmas and much warmer playing it indoors but a new project is in the works now.



    Ukecansam said:

    Good Job,  Its time to have a Heineken!!!  I hope to start my first build when I save up money for a band saw.  I hope you had fun.
  • Ukecansam December 30, 2010 at 7:34am
    Good Job,  Its time to have a Heineken!!!  I hope to start my first build when I save up money for a band saw.  I hope you had fun.
  • econnofoot December 29, 2010 at 12:58pm

    305692140?profile=RESIZE_480x480After managing to break the headstock at one point then re gluing and adding to it got a usable shape, nothing too pretty of yet but allowed me to get these machine heads from stew mac in...sry bout pic quality my camera is a turd.

     

    305693079?profile=RESIZE_480x480underside, think they are grover, not bad for the money kinda iffy screws though really need to have small phillips head to install them.

     

    305693843?profile=RESIZE_480x480unfortunately over glue when I set the neck made it impossible to get a pic of that, which was an experience, I finally set a dowl in the body in a block then drilled into the heel of the neck to make the connection...body is now glued.  played it over the holiday with a floating bridge and just an improvised wooden nut.  worked ok...I ended up improvising a tail piece rather than trying to string thru a bridge as I really didn't have an idea what my string height needed to be.

     

    As the glue dries..... ;) I'll have a beer.

     

    Cheers o/'

  • econnofoot December 29, 2010 at 12:45pm
    305691822?profile=RESIZE_480x480my original idea for setting frets was to use stainless steel welding wire which failed, ended up using wood, it was after all a first build and I didn't really want to buy anything aside from tuners and strings.
  • econnofoot December 29, 2010 at 12:10pm
    not real hip on doing pics here yet but gives an idea of the start.
  • econnofoot December 29, 2010 at 12:09pm
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  • Chris Ellbogen December 29, 2010 at 11:08am
    Pictures?
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