Craig Mayhem's Blog – January 2013 Archive (5)

Fun with nails and clowns

Yesterday was busy but I didn't get a lot done on builds.

Went to Lowes to get supplies. They were completely out of the sink strainers I like to use for sound holes. Crap! I did get some new carbide bits, more wood stock, a thin blade for my miter saw and various bits.

Took apart and cut up an ancient tin circus clown toy drum that is going to become a resonator plate for a guitar. Sure, I could have just cut a hole for a neck and Bob's your uncle, but the sides were…

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Added by Craig Mayhem on January 9, 2013 at 2:46am — 2 Comments

Busy busy

This weekend I fretted a 25" scale, 22 fret aspen fingerboard and three 12 fret soprano uke oak fingerboards.

Cut a hole and dry mounted my 1942 PA License Plate in an Undergrown Gordito box for MY guitar! I say MY but I thought my latest uke was mine, but I'm donating THAT to an raffle for a fundraiser for a local artist who is in a bad spot financially. 

1940's PA plates are 12" long & really wide - it takes up nearly the entire Gordito box and it's going…

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Added by Craig Mayhem on January 6, 2013 at 5:12pm — 1 Comment

Why is it buzzing!?!?

Finished the pain in the butt tin postcard reso uke build yesterday. Had only to glue down the bridge & nut and string 'er up.

Lots went wrong with this one - not the least of which was the really awful no good terrible really bad box I decided to use. I knew it was a bad box, but accepted the challenge anyway. The Royal Jamaica Petit Coronas box has a split opening, not a lid so working on the internals was a nightmare. Not only is the box shallow, because of the split…

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Added by Craig Mayhem on January 4, 2013 at 2:52am — 2 Comments

First Sale?

Brought my reso uke into the bar I frequent both as a patron and performer and someone wanted to buy one just like it!

Wasn't even trying. Sweet.

Added by Craig Mayhem on January 3, 2013 at 2:45am — 4 Comments

One day build... Almost

ALMOST finished an entire build in one day yesterday. It's my second reso uke. This one is using a tin postcard from Hawaii. 



The box should have been rejected outright. Not a great box and it sort-of splits in the middle instead of having a top lid. Used it anyway.

Box got a hole for the reso plate and two grommet soundholes. Took a uke bridge/tailpiece combo and cut it in two to separate the bridge and tail parts. Glued the tail, made a damn mess of it with a drill…

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Added by Craig Mayhem on January 2, 2013 at 2:56am — No Comments

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