That really is a very beautiful ukulele Allen.
I'm impressed and feel it is tasteful - not too bling at all. Makes me feel my current latest efforts might be a bit too much
Obviously that slot head jig you bought has been worth the investment given the recent results.
Two questions if you don't mind -
You appear to be using a pin style bridge more than the tie nowadays... Is this with respect to time/labour saving or is it a tone/structure driven choice garnered from some poor past experience?
Also, what size and brand of fretwire are you using on these now?
The reason I ask the second question is twofold. I have just found a limitation on my fret tang nippers - they don't like small wire. They simply want to bend the whole fret end as opposed to trim the tang. The indentation that provides support to the fret crown is too large for it and the slop allows the wire to roll and bend. Frustrating and I'll have to file them back by hand if I want that effect.
Also, the recent fret bender I purchased in the "Buy, Swap and Sell" section, works well enough from the couple of small tests run on larger wire - I've not had a full job to run on it yet. But again, falls short when bending the uke/mando size - it is not happening. This was my fear in purchasing it and the style it uses. With no groove for the crowns to stay aligned and the drive wheel being a softer material, It simply rolls the wire over onto its side mid feed and bends it sideways... Some funky shapes come out but erm, not what I was aiming for... Still a worthwhile purchase if it does a better job at the large stuff.
Thanks,
Jeremy.
