Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi yet again, Andrew. I must say that I don't quite get your jig, but it's great that it worked for you. Of course, using an appropriately sized bearing on your rebating bit is an extremely important and valuable technique (that I completely forgot to mention when I last posted a reply!), although I...

My specialty is leaving big lumps of Blu-Tack!

Hi again Andrew. Sorry for my late reply to your questions about 1). Kerfing (more correctly, kerfed linings - sorry to be a pedant!), and 2). cutting the channel for the bindings. Others have already answered with regard to cutting the channels, so I'll not say more, other than that even for a smal...

Hi Andrew. I've just read your post. I have just finished two identical (5-stringed) ukuleles based on the plans I purchased from Georgia Luthier Supply. I didn't buy the construction manual because I'm familiar with guitar and ukulele making techniques. Rather, I purchased them for the dimensions, ...

Wow! Thanks for such an immediate and comprehensive reply, Allen. Yep; I get your point about being able to both cleanly fret and pick out either of the octave G strings individually. Reading your comments, I think that I'll be conservative and leave the instrument with a closely spaced pair a la a ...

Hi Allen. I know this thread's lain cold for quite a while, so I hope you'll not mind if I waken it - if for only an instant - to ask your help in the matter of a 5-string tenor ukulele. I've been asked to make a 5-string tenor ukulele by someone who's never seen or played one, but who likes the ide...

Hoi! I'd like to put my name down to purchase one of these, if and when they become available. I always appreciate well designed and executed tools and this certainly fits these criteria. Is there some formal list (like, of email names and addresses) to which I need to add this expression of interes...

Hi Folks. Here's something that's been occupying my (probably too idle) mind over the last week or two; 1.0 mm black / white / black (b/w/b) or w/b/w laminated purfling. Y'know the stuff. Sold by Stewmac for $2.35 per strip, made of black "fiber" and white maple. The stuff we probably all use from t...

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Dunno why, but the word "sworly" just jumped intp my head!

(This is probably not a scientific descriptor.)

Frank.

Hi Allen. Thanks for this. Yes, I'll put a radius onto the soundboard, using the same dish that I use for guitars. I haven't ever radiused the patch; interesting idea for say a Maple patch on a steel-string, but of no real benefit - I don't think - on a Spruce patch for a classical or flamenco - but...

Hi Allan. Thank you very much indeed for addressing my specific questions. This has the effect of rapidly, positively and dramatically moving things along for me. You are going a long way to reassure me that my initial thoughts were generally correct. In a way, fundamental good lutherie practices se...

Hi John. Sorry folks; the name's Frank. Thanks for the links. I've only been looking for ukulele info on the net for a little while,and hadn't come across (what I suppose are the innevitable) ukulele forums. You've hugely expanded my database, and the potential for me to find out what I need to know...

Hello all! I'm a brand-new member, and this is my first post. I hope it works! I'm an amateur luthier in Emerald, Melbourne, making classical, flamenco and steel-string guitars and have decided to turn my hand to making a few tenor ukuleles as a diversion. I've decided on the overall shape and dimen...