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Or for inserting it. But that could be considered an "ill effect".

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That's it?

Alex

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Nothing for a few days. I need to learn to play something on the ukulele so I can make a recording. I have taken decent pics, but I am waiting until I can post a recording to post those. But as a teaser, here is one:


Not too shabby. But there is a flaw. Not in this pic so much, but in the ones I have yet to post.

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Tony, you tease! Nice shine you've got on, there. Looks great (you'd never know it has been punched in the face)!!!!

Like a good boxer, it recovered from the punch to be better than ever!


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He's definitely a contenda

If there were a prize for "Best Retopped Ukulele" I'd win it for sure!
Thanks!


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20 Pages!
Does Beth win a prize for putting you over the top?

Yes, she gets to punch Tony or his uke in the face. Her choice.

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Choose wisely. My face is hard.


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What, and have all those pumpkin seeds fall out???? Nah. If you lived closer, I'd make you share the Damascus steel chisel, should you win it

I'm not sure why the forum software keeps truncating your posts. Don't worry, I got your back buddy.

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Yeah, wow. That's really weird. I had not noticed that before.

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I better post pics before I forget. Here you go:







So there you have it. The heel is a little chunky, but I drilled my bolt hole too deep, so I had to leave it a little thick so I didn't sand through. The finish could be better, but I am not horrified by it. Had I known we were going to have more time, I would not have rushed the finish, but that's ok. It is for a relative, I made it with scrap, and it still looks OK.

I have to go back and find the last total I did so I can add the tuners. I had free ones that showed up in the mail, but I foolishly made the head stock without measuring the tuners posts. Turns out, they needed a much thinner head stock. So I used tuners I had laying around that came with my first kit but that I never used. They are the "budget" tuners from Stew Mac so I need to add that into the price.
Thanks for looking!

Tony

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Found this several pages back. I did not find a post I thought I made adding in the lacquer, so here are the final numbers:

$55.79 (previous total)
$7.00 Can of Deft lacquer from Lowes
Call is $5.00 worth of lacquer for the neck from a gallon of Deft. Only took a few ounces to finish it, if that.
$4.00 worth of Z-Poxy to pore fill
$13.89 for tuners ($20.89 for a set of budget tuners from Stew Mac, I used 66.67% of the tuners)

Grand total: $85.68.

I did not take into account the cost of the replacement top, but if memory serves, I was told not to. However, the wood was cheap, so I would still be under budget if I had to account for it.
I suppose there is nothing left but the voting for this little guy. And if I can, I will make a video. Still have not had time to play it enough to actually make a song sound like a song though. Between the hurricane and putting my cat to sleep last wee, I just did not make the time. I don't expect to win the chisel. I entered this build off because my cousin had been bugging me to build her an ukulele for two years and I never made the time to do it. This competition gave me the push to do so, and for that, I am thankful. Plus, it was nice to interact with some forum members with whom I don't often interact with. So it's a win/win/win in my book. Even if I don't get to make a video.
That's all for now.

Tony

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Duplicate post.

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I am getting the feeling that this post was a big, fat lie.

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My ribbing will still be crappy when he gets back.


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Well, Tony, that's still the biggest, most gargantuan sound hole I've ever seen on a tiny uke, and I keep coming back and looking at it and it doesn't seem to get any smaller. But, you know what? I LIKE it! Actually, I think it's a pretty cool little instrument.
Patrick

Thanks Patrick! Is the hole big? I didn't have plans to go from so I had to wing it. How big should the hole be on a concert uke?


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I will be weeping gently if I do that. It's cold out there!


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Besides , If it doesnt work . You can always pour some Costa Kerfing in it to help reduce the sound hole !

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Well I'll be the one to say it. The soundhole size is an added safety measure; it is just lightly larger than Tony's (tiny if you know what I mean) fist. The next time he and his Uke get I to a drunken shouting match he can let her have it without having to re-top her.

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I am now certain that all of you are as nuts as I am.

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Looking good buddy! I just finish and all koa tenor. but I'm going to pull the top off too but that bc I over build it and I can talk louder then that thing can play.