Brian, you're right, it was the work of Jeff 'Bones' Reilly that I'd seen. Hopefully he won't mind me copying his technique on this one. The logo really suited a round sound hole, and I didn't want to lose any of the character of the top - hence the fingerboard is chopped, rather than extending onto the top.
Thanks, Uncle John. Yes, friction tuners are a bit of a pain to get just right but they had the right look. The strings are D'Addario fluorocarbon, which I really like on ukes. I built a steel strung uke but never really got a satisfactory sound from it. The intonation was fine, it just sounded 'jangly'. Maybe that's a good thing .....
I found this old cigar box on eBay, complete with graffiti and candle wax. I also got hold of some vintage friction tuners and turned it into a concert uke. I saw the 'set back' sound hole idea on CBN a while ago - can't think who's original idea it was, but it wasn't mine.
It's thin single-ply wood and quite lightly built so I thought I'd take a quick photo in case the string tension pulls it apart, hence the wayward string ends as they're still bedding in.
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Thanks, Bob :-)
Impressive and Suweeet looking instrument!
Brian, you're right, it was the work of Jeff 'Bones' Reilly that I'd seen. Hopefully he won't mind me copying his technique on this one. The logo really suited a round sound hole, and I didn't want to lose any of the character of the top - hence the fingerboard is chopped, rather than extending onto the top.
Thanks, Uncle John. Yes, friction tuners are a bit of a pain to get just right but they had the right look. The strings are D'Addario fluorocarbon, which I really like on ukes. I built a steel strung uke but never really got a satisfactory sound from it. The intonation was fine, it just sounded 'jangly'. Maybe that's a good thing .....
Diggly! You are the man. I love the look of this, especially the sound hole cutout and drop down.
LOL, I do not like friction tuners and prefer metal strings, but the look has Mo Joe.
“Bones” is probably who you’re thinking of, that’s kinda his trademark?
I found this old cigar box on eBay, complete with graffiti and candle wax. I also got hold of some vintage friction tuners and turned it into a concert uke. I saw the 'set back' sound hole idea on CBN a while ago - can't think who's original idea it was, but it wasn't mine.
It's thin single-ply wood and quite lightly built so I thought I'd take a quick photo in case the string tension pulls it apart, hence the wayward string ends as they're still bedding in.