Posted by Craig Mayhem on January 3, 2013 at 11:02pm
I want to call this a pukulele! But it turned out better than I thought it would. Used a Royal Jamaica Petit Coronas box that I had lying around. What a crummy box for a guitar! Split open, not a top lid so it was a real pain in the butt to work.Tin Hula Girl postcard for the resonator. CBGitty grommets for soundholes.Boulevard Brewing cork volume knob for the disk piezo pickup.Poplar neck, oak fingerboard, scavenged 'dolphin' tuners and a fleur de lis accent.Cut up a uke bridge to make a separate tailpiece and bridge.
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This was the (barring glue & poly drying time) 8 hour build. Probably less than that 'cause that included breaks for food and the gym.