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Phillip Patton
PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:16 pm 
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Finally got this one done, after letting it sit on the shelf for months half finished. At least, it might be done; I may add a logo inlay to the headstock, which would mean refinishing that area...

Anyway, the body and neck are mahogany, the top is claro walnut (gorgeous stuff!) and the other wood parts are all african blackwood.

It has a single humbucker, wired for series/parallel. Sounds pretty good! I'll try to record a sample, but my recording setup leaves something to be desired...

Of course this is pretty unconventional, and I may never sell it for that reason (though I'd like to), but I have a thing about weird instruments, and I just had to make it. Now I'm thinking about making a soprano size (this one is a tenor).

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I need to clean up the fretboard a little too...

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Darn near perfect, ain't it?

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Absolutely gorgeous!
(I was desperately trying to remember the quote in your sig earlier!)
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Very cool piece, bravo!.
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Beautiful!
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Nick Royle wrote:
Absolutely gorgeous!

+10! Very sweet.
Did you build the pickup, or buy it aftermarket. If the latter, what is it?

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Outstanding , stunning work !
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Thanks, fellas, for all your comments!

Mike Baker wrote:
Nick Royle wrote:
Absolutely gorgeous!

+10! Very sweet.
Did you build the pickup, or buy it aftermarket. If the latter, what is it?


I built it myself. I did find some people selling uke pickups, but the prices were so high, I just decided to do it myself. I like to have control over all the creative processes anyway, though.

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hi! i have a few questions as i'm just about to undertake a similar project myself!
firstly, how did you know when to stop winding the pick up, did you measure the number of turns, or the resistance?
and secondly, where did you get your strings!
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daltonbarham wrote:
hi! i have a few questions as i'm just about to undertake a similar project myself!
firstly, how did you know when to stop winding the pick up, did you measure the number of turns, or the resistance?
and secondly, where did you get your strings!



Howdy,
I made a pickup winder out of a fishing reel. The reel crank hits a small switch with each turn, which is connected to a calculator which then counts the turns. Then you have to multiply that number by the gear ratio of the reel to get the actual number of turns of wire. When I get close, I scrape some of the varnish off of the wire, and check the resistance with a meter, and if it needs more, paint some lacquer where I scraped, and keep winding. You can find plans for the winder online.

The strings are just regular electric guitar strings, like these:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EXL110-3Pk/

For tenor tuning, use the DGBE strings. For baritone, use the ADGB strings. You might have to experiment with different guages.

Have fun! If you have any more questions, ask away.

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Awesome, design, execution, everything!

What's your final finishing routine - grits to level then what do you do final polishing with?

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klooker wrote:
Awesome, design, execution, everything!

What's your final finishing routine - grits to level then what do you do final polishing with?

Thanks,
Kevin Looker



Thanks, man!

I pore filled with Zpoxy, then sprayed with shellac sanding sealer, then sprayed with about 12 coats of fairly thin Behlen lacquer. Let it cure for a couple weeks, then level sanded with 1000 grit paper using my ROS, then buffed with Menzerna ultra fine compound with an electric buffer.

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This looks really amazing. Good job, and really inspiring :-)
It's funny, I saw this video today, and it's obviously more you can do with a ukulele than I thought :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ylxBtEM0sI

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Nice work.
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