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CBU 1 - Partagas Cigar Box Ukulele

Posted by Jon Pruett on July 12, 2011 at 11:26pm
My first CBUke - maple and teak laminated neck, book matched bubinga fretboard standard 15" concert scale. Sounds great - lots of volume.As a bonus - the box is wide enough that it stands up by itself for display.
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  • Jon Pruett July 15, 2011 at 12:58pm
    Thanks Paul!  It sounds great too - now I just need to learn how to play it. :)
  • Paul Doug July 15, 2011 at 11:22am
    Looks great!
  • Jon Pruett July 13, 2011 at 10:35am

    Thanks for the comment!  

     

    I did cut the sound hole out of the lid with a scroll saw, but I didn't carve out to reduce the thickness of the soundboard. It is a compressed paper box instead of solid wood and I was concerned about making it too weak for the tail piece I used.   I was able to save the yellow and black Partagas emblem from the center of the lid and laminate it onto the headstock - really happy with how that turned out. One of the other pictures in the album has a good close up of that.


  • rain-air July 13, 2011 at 9:47am

    Looks great! I like the standing up-feature too.

    Did you use the lid as delivered or did you carve it on the inside?

  • Jon Pruett July 13, 2011 at 9:43am
    Thanks!
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