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johnparchem
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A while back from the classifieds here I bought a grab bag box of 10 ukulele sets (tenors, concerts and soprano). The is a the first ukulele I am building out of that set. It is for a friend who picked out the wood from sets awhile back. It is a 14 fret to the body tenor. To get a body shape I duplicated the non harp side of my Peter Howlett harp ukulele mold. The last few days I have slowly been padding on Royal Lac. The back and sides were pore filled with CA and sealed with seal lac. The top was just sealed with a few coats of seal lac.


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Oh, man.... That thing is dreamy!

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That's some very pretty wood. Your friend has a good eye
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Beautiful Uke. Is the scale length 17" Is that sapele?

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Thanks all for the kind comments

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Beautiful Uke. Is the scale length 17" Is that sapele?


The scale is 17" 14 fret to the body. The wood is quilted mahogany.

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I think the right word for that wood and finish work is "Stunning". Wow.


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Quilted mahogany in a grab bag? Awesome looking. Your friend hit the jackpot.
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Thanks for the kind comments. Grab bag probably was not fair description. It was a box of mixed wood spices and sized ukulele sets that were only sold as a lot. All of the sets including this one were top notch. I excited to keep going through the stash.

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