Top - Adi Spruce
Back and sides, Some kind of rosewood.
Fretboard cocbolo
bridge ebony
Binding Australian Blackwood.
Rosewood\Spruce Tenor Ukulele
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John Parchem
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Rosewood\Spruce Tenor Ukulele
This Ukulele is the last of three instruments I have building together. I promise it will be awhile until I post another. Anyway:
Top - Adi Spruce
Back and sides, Some kind of rosewood.
Fretboard cocbolo
bridge ebony
Binding Australian Blackwood.
Top - Adi Spruce
Back and sides, Some kind of rosewood.
Fretboard cocbolo
bridge ebony
Binding Australian Blackwood.
Re: Rosewood\Spruce Tenor Ukulele
With your postingspeed you make it hard to keep up. But anyway it is a beauty again. Very special sides.
Well done.
Herman
Well done.
Herman
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John Parchem
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Re: Rosewood\Spruce Tenor Ukulele
Thanks Herman, I promise no more for awhile! I do not have even one the bench and a massive honey do list. It was an experience to throw the two ukes in while finishing the guitar.
Re: Rosewood\Spruce Tenor Ukulele
John - don't stop - you're keeping as all inspired!
I have a funky old orphaned back set of figured eucalyptus - your two ukuleles have sparked an interest in seeing if I can squeeze a Uke out of this set. Maybe with a one-piece cedar top.
Did you draw your own Uke plans for these, or are they from a specific design?
Great work, as usual, and love the inclusion of the sap-wood. Beautiful.
I have a funky old orphaned back set of figured eucalyptus - your two ukuleles have sparked an interest in seeing if I can squeeze a Uke out of this set. Maybe with a one-piece cedar top.
Did you draw your own Uke plans for these, or are they from a specific design?
Great work, as usual, and love the inclusion of the sap-wood. Beautiful.
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Re: Rosewood\Spruce Tenor Ukulele
Thanks Daniel,
One of the ukuleles I followed the Martin Tenor plans for the body. I made the necks from my own plan but basing it off the Martin and Hana Lima plans. The body of the second was close to the hana lima plans. I once made a harp ukulele so I had half of a tenor mold I duplicated that half mold to have both halves. Even though the shapes were a little different I used the same Martin sized bending mold. I roughly followed the plans from both to match the 3 fan brace pattern they both had. I sized them more like my classical guitar fan braces. I thought the hana lima brace heights were way over sized.
The ukuleles are fun to make and I am finding to my surprise and my wife's chagrin that they are fun and easy to play. So I plan to make another for myself.
Yes use the orphaned or damaged guitar tone woods to make ukuleles. Also I found I could get really cool ukulele sized sets wood from the tonewood sellers for good prices as they could cut back and side sets that have flaws for ukuleles.
One of the ukuleles I followed the Martin Tenor plans for the body. I made the necks from my own plan but basing it off the Martin and Hana Lima plans. The body of the second was close to the hana lima plans. I once made a harp ukulele so I had half of a tenor mold I duplicated that half mold to have both halves. Even though the shapes were a little different I used the same Martin sized bending mold. I roughly followed the plans from both to match the 3 fan brace pattern they both had. I sized them more like my classical guitar fan braces. I thought the hana lima brace heights were way over sized.
The ukuleles are fun to make and I am finding to my surprise and my wife's chagrin that they are fun and easy to play. So I plan to make another for myself.
Yes use the orphaned or damaged guitar tone woods to make ukuleles. Also I found I could get really cool ukulele sized sets wood from the tonewood sellers for good prices as they could cut back and side sets that have flaws for ukuleles.