First CBU I’ve ever built, and the first time I’ve done my own frets. I am quite happy with how this build turned out. That little tune is an original called...

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Comment by RTZGUITARS on May 2, 2019 at 3:42pm

Now you need 4 more Uke's can't have enough Uke's looks great

Comment by Derek Rose on May 2, 2019 at 2:26pm

Sounds great and looks nice too. Ukes are fun to play and build.

Comment by Cigar Box Gus on May 2, 2019 at 2:54am

The Sleep covers might have to wait for me to build a baritone ukulele. Get them downtuned riffs really goin’.

I’ve had that fretting kit for months, and then one night last week I just decided to finally go for it. I kept thinking about how fret spacing is measured in thousandths of inches, and it was freaking me out. And then I thought, “Yeah, but there’s a template. Just put the lines on the wood in the same place they are on the paper.” And it was fine.

Comment by Clarky on May 2, 2019 at 2:45am

Please please play Dragonaut by Sleep on it lol!  Joking aside, that's a great first uke and fret job.  Fretting isn't as hard as it seems, first time is daunting but after that it's no problem.

Comment by Poorness Studios on April 30, 2019 at 6:33am

She's a beauty. Congrats on your first fret job. I haven't gotten that brave yet.

Comment by Cigar Box Gus on April 30, 2019 at 3:40am

Well, you know, that’s what I do: I bring an elevated cultural experience to the people. A taste of the Classical arts. Theatre, sculpture, poetry, honking on a kazoo while not blinking my eyes once.

Figuring out bridges is my next quest. I think I get excited that the guitar is almost done, and I end up rushing that last component.

Comment by Uncle John on April 30, 2019 at 2:30am

It's good to start my day with some culture.  Fun demo with the kazoo and kazoo face.  Good on yer, Gus.  I like the penny spacer method for bridges.

Comment by Jim Morris on April 30, 2019 at 12:48am

Well done! Sounds great and congrats on successful fretting.

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