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  jim Kasmir December 3, 2011 at 5:42pm

  Thanks for the inside look, John.  Very helpful.
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  ChickenboneJohn December 3, 2011 at 12:33am

  The tuners are standard friction peg uke tuners. I'd seen this sort of cut-out headstock on an electric guitar years ago, and Fluke make ukes with this sort of headstock too.  I like it  because it keeps the headstock nice and light, but you do need to make sure you are using a piece of timber that's strong across the grain, as it's inherently quite delicate.

  Here's the box before the electrics went in - a simple heel block for the screw-on neck with some longitudinal strakes along the back to the tailblock, veneer reinforcements to the soundholes and simple  bracing to the top.

  
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  jim Kasmir December 2, 2011 at 6:51pm

  Wow!  I likee!  I was gonna' tackle a uke build soon.  Mind if I use yours as a model?  Where do you get those straight stem tuners?  That's exactly the type of slotted neck I want.  Thanks for sharing.  How's it sound?  
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  Mark Lillo December 2, 2011 at 5:21pm

  Nice job John. Very nice looking headstock.
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  jabes December 2, 2011 at 5:08pm

  i was just about to comment on sound holes but you already said it, like the open headstock,

  leaves are a nice touch
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  Rob Uker December 2, 2011 at 3:23pm

  I'm getting close to finishing up a tenor uke also but mine doesn't look nearly as nice as yours.