My first uke
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:13 am
Haven't posted here in awhile, but thought I'd take the opportunity to show my latest build. This is a tenor uke I built for an old friend who doesn't play guitar, but does play the uke. He "lent" me a '64 D-28 for about 35 years, so I built him this uke as a thank-you and as interest on the loan. I will deliver it to him out in California in the near future, which is a more suitable place for it, since hukilau's seem to be in short supply here in flyover country.
The particulars: Coco back and side set, Sitka top, and neck wood all from the good folks at RC Tonewoods. Ebony and koa appointments from LMI. I cut the tomo kanji (which means "friend") by hand, and was reasonably pleased with how my first foray into cutting shell turned out. The plan was from Hana Lima 'Ia (with some modifications), as were the Gotoh tuners. The finish is EM6000. As best I can tell, it sounds like a ukulele.
Thanks for looking.
John
The particulars: Coco back and side set, Sitka top, and neck wood all from the good folks at RC Tonewoods. Ebony and koa appointments from LMI. I cut the tomo kanji (which means "friend") by hand, and was reasonably pleased with how my first foray into cutting shell turned out. The plan was from Hana Lima 'Ia (with some modifications), as were the Gotoh tuners. The finish is EM6000. As best I can tell, it sounds like a ukulele.
Thanks for looking.
John
