I'm planning for my second build. I used bone for the nut and saddle of my tin uke, but I have another idea for this one.
Following up on a "curb alert" on Craigslist, I picked up some wooden panels decorated with pieces of shell. They make a Japanes
Read more…I'm nearly done with my first build. It's a ukulele. I know that the better the strings, the better the sound, but right now I don't have strings on hand, and it's driving me crazy that I can't just string it up and get to strummin'!
I'll buy the rea
Read more…My first build is a banjo ukulele based on a rectangular cookie tin. I want to fret it, because I want to use this instrument to learn to play the uke.
I originally planned to do zip tie frets, but my test runs reveal that they are wide, don't lie fl
Read more…I'm building my first instrument. It's going to be a tenor ukulele, which I'm calling a "banjolele" because the box I'm using is a rectangular tin that once held Whitman's candies. It measures 10" x 8.5". I've got all the materials I need at this poi
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