KMG -- Tenor Ukulele

[TonyinNYC]

Koa is nice wood, but not the nicest. I saw a piece of Padauk help an old woman cross the street; some Sapele helped a guy push his stalled car to the side of the road in traffic in the rain; I even saw some lowly Balsa toss a few splinters into an empty guitar case on a busker's street corner.

I've not seen Koa do any of these things. Sorry.

Koa has told me I am an attractive man. I know Koa was lying, but I appreciate the compliment nonetheless. I think that counts for something especially since I was having a bad day and feeling pretty down on myself. Koa totally cheered me up. Made me some bacon too. I nearly married Koa that day.

[ken cierp]

Another pic -- note Snark, it took about 24 hours before it would stay in tune. I'm going to use the Titanium forumla strings on the next one.

[Dave Bagwill]

I do like that satin finish - it does not detract from the wood, it does enhance it without putting your eyes out if the light glances off it like the Hubble telescope mirror. I may use the Watco satin on the odd couple guitar.
When will kits be available, Ken? I think you have another winner on your hands.



Tony - the reason it is the most sought-after wood in the world: Brazilian rosewood is the nicest wood of all, and also the only wood used in the building of the Hubble space telescope. BRW trees are so nice that they have been know to spontaneously uproot themselves and hop (awkwardly, not with the slow-footed pride of an Ent) to a river, throw themselves in, and float to villages that have need of extra income, giving themselves up to the indignity of being debarked and cut up and shipped to hostile people with chisels and saws and planes oh my! There was a huge movement, when Mother Theresa was being sainted, to have BRW sainted at the same time. I led that movement and was sorely disappointed by the results, but will try again, perhaps with some quarter-sawn.

[ken cierp]

I sprayed the little guy in our "Bilko" stairwell. Which is dust free and open to the out doors. I used rattle cans "no sanding between coats" completed in one day -- Tuesday, strings attached Friday. Watco is a great product with great flow out.

[Dave Bagwill]

No pore-fill on this one?

[ken cierp]

No PF -- just three heavy coats of Deft Sanding Sealer. Again, which I did not sand.

[Dave Bagwill]

Maybe a stupid question - but would that work as a very nice finish on a guitar?

Sand to 220 or 320
Lay on 3 heavy coats deft sanding sealer - no sanding
Spray on 5 coats or so of Watco satin - no sanding
Polish it up a bit?

Or are uke players not so concerned with the high gloss?
I'm very interested in the satin finish.