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- Sun May 03, 2020 6:52 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Best way to repair bent sides?
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Re: Best way to repair bent sides?
Thanks all. I think a taper and heal cap sound like a plan. I’m not using an arched back and haven’t put together a radius dish at this time, so plane and sand.
- Sat May 02, 2020 2:14 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Best way to repair bent sides?
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Best way to repair bent sides?
With the neck block fitted and the sound board in place, it is clear that the sides are a couple of mm too deep for the neck. I could taper the sides, reduce the overall depth or build up the neck block. Suggestions or advice received gratefully
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tenor Ukulele - Tiger Myrtle / King Billy
- Replies: 8
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Re: Tenor Ukulele - Tiger Myrtle / King Billy
Most certainly, Graham - trial fit up at this stage - still to shape the neck and size and shape other internal blocks - just had to see what it looked like (and check the cutting of the neck slots)!Graham McDonald wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:45 amYou are making allowance for the soundboard before gluing the neck and sides together ....
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tenor Ukulele - Tiger Myrtle / King Billy
- Replies: 8
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Tenor Ukulele - Tiger Myrtle / King Billy
My second build, following a Stew Mac kit. This one is a kit from Australian Tonewoods, with Tiger Myrtle sides and back, and a King Billy soundboard. The fingerboard is Gidgee. Using (or attempting to use :D ) the Spanish method. The kit from Tim is brilliant and requires much more involvement than...
- Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The Ukulele workshop manual
- Replies: 26
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Re: The Ukulele workshop manual
Finding your book very useful thanks. And yes, once we are past this, it would be great to actually meet some people who know what they are doing (or at least are further along the learning curve). The Canberra Woodcraft Guild has an instrument making special interest group that I will also get in t...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:21 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The Ukulele workshop manual
- Replies: 26
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Re: The Ukulele workshop manual
I have my copy - great to have a resource from a local craftsman - I ordered on line before realising I could have popped around to pick it up (before social distancing set in!)
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Attention all Lurkers
- Replies: 90
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Re: Attention all Lurkers
Howdy - I’ve just completed a Stew Mac tenor kit, which I found very valuable as a first build learning experience and yielded a nice playable instrument. I have attached a couple of build photos, I have just ordered a kit from Tim Spittle which I am very excited about - a tenor with Tiger Myrtle ba...