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| Author: | skypilot [ Wed May 20, 2009 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | guitar....uke |
new to this forum.....anyway just got back from hawaii and ordered a koa concert uke from david gomes on the big island....he makes terrific guitars too with a 2 yr waiting list... and is a master player spanish and slack key...anybody hear of him back here on the mainland?......im a lucky guy....ill have my uke in 6 months ........thanks ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") anybody have any love for ukes or is this just the wrong forum??????? peace..... |
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| Author: | Doug Powdrell [ Wed May 20, 2009 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
A few of us are building uku's (and playing 'em?) on this site......I built five tenors last year (as a change from guitars)....redwood, maple, koa, ebony....there are plans, materials and resources available...check out the archives....or is there a specific question? Are you planning to build a couple? I'm back on guitars, but like the weissenborn stuff I've seen lately..... |
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| Author: | jordan aceto [ Wed May 20, 2009 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
I am building a uke for my five year old, and my brother has built a whole pile of them, they are a fun project and i bet a lot of us have built a few. |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Wed May 20, 2009 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
I've been known to build a uke or two, or 50. |
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| Author: | Parser [ Wed May 20, 2009 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
wow, those ukes are killer! One of these days...! |
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| Author: | skypilot [ Wed May 20, 2009 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
those are some beatiful ukes... no im not building, im playing.....no question just love the little buggers........ |
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| Author: | Quine [ Thu May 21, 2009 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
I build ukuleles too. Just finished this Mango body tenor. Sometimes I think that guitar builders assume ukuleles are easy to build and less prestigious. Ukes are less work to build....but NOT easier. |
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Thu May 21, 2009 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
I build ukes too (tenors and concerts) and they are a lot of fun to play! Attachment: uke1.jpg Attachment: uke2.jpg Attachment: uke3.jpg
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| Author: | skypilot [ Thu May 21, 2009 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
beautiful work guys...... ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") i hear that low g tuning is more "in" these days. not that i care whats in or out ....any thoughts....i like hi g myselfare you building for hi or low........ and what strings do you use on yr concerts......i understand that hilo strings are good........... |
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Thu May 21, 2009 5:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
Skypilot, re-entrant or high G is popular for strumming along especially with other instruments that cover bass. I prefer low G because it gives you more "bandwidth" or greater range for picking out melodies. I have found most tab for ukulele melodies call for low G. |
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| Author: | Quine [ Fri May 22, 2009 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
I made mine standard hi-g tuning. I think its still the more popular way The only thing "in" in ukes is slot heads!! I didn't realize how trendy I was until I started reading the ukuleleunderground forum. Guess I just have cutting edge tastes 
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| Author: | Darin Spayd [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
The tag-line for this post caught my attention because I've thought of ordering StewMacs kit, but convert it to a six string as to be a "traveler". The kit comes with the fretboard pre-slotted. Would I need to order another board and slot it differently? 
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| Author: | Darin Spayd [ Fri May 22, 2009 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
?????????.......... 
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Fri May 22, 2009 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
No you won't have to slot it differently. You may have a different width neck, nut and saddle with 6 strings. Get a plan and see what mods you might have to make to your kit. |
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| Author: | Darin Spayd [ Fri May 22, 2009 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
Thanks, Rich! Sorry for hijacking the thread. |
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| Author: | Steve Frost [ Sun May 24, 2009 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: guitar....uke |
Not sure if you got this from what Rich said, but if the StewMac slotted fretboard is already profiled ( width/taper) then I suspect you''d be SOL on fitting 6 strings onto the neck. I'm not familiar with their kits, just want to emphasize the caveat. |
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