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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele |
Bryan Bear wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: . . .and another side affect of our rare genetic condition, is that our heads can be removed for a few minutes at a time with no ill effects. Mostly. This must be a real boon when it comes time to remove it from your Nether regions. Or for inserting it. But that could be considered an "ill effect". |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
That's it? Alex Posted with my two index fingers ( tap,tap,tap ) |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
Nothing for a few days. I need to learn to play something on the ukulele so I can make a recording. I have taken decent pics, but I am waiting until I can post a recording to post those. But as a teaser, here is one:  Not too shabby. But there is a flaw. Not in this pic so much, but in the ones I have yet to post. |
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
Tony, you tease! Nice shine you've got on, there. Looks great (you'd never know it has been punched in the face)!!!! |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
Like a good boxer, it recovered from the punch to be better than ever! Posted using letters to form words, sentences and thoughts. |
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
He's definitely a contenda 
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
Beth Mayer wrote: He's definitely a contenda If there were a prize for "Best Retopped Ukulele" I'd win it for sure! Thanks! Posted using letters to form words, sentences and thoughts. |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
20 Pages! Does Beth win a prize for putting you over the top? |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
StevenWheeler wrote: 20 Pages! Does Beth win a prize for putting you over the top? Yes, she gets to punch Tony or his uke in the face. Her choice. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
Choose wisely. My face is hard. Posted using letters to form words, sentences and thoughts. |
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| Author: | Beth Mayer [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
What, and have all those pumpkin seeds fall out???? Nah. If you lived closer, I'd make you share the Damascus steel chisel, should you win it 
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: Choose wisely. My face is hardto look at. I'm not sure why the forum software keeps truncating your posts. Don't worry, I got your back buddy. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's |
Bryan Bear wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: Choose wisely. My face is hardto look at. I'm not sure why the forum software keeps truncating your posts. Don't worry, I got your back buddy. Yeah, wow. That's really weird. I had not noticed that before. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! |
I better post pics before I forget. Here you go:       So there you have it. The heel is a little chunky, but I drilled my bolt hole too deep, so I had to leave it a little thick so I didn't sand through. The finish could be better, but I am not horrified by it. Had I known we were going to have more time, I would not have rushed the finish, but that's ok. It is for a relative, I made it with scrap, and it still looks OK. I have to go back and find the last total I did so I can add the tuners. I had free ones that showed up in the mail, but I foolishly made the head stock without measuring the tuners posts. Turns out, they needed a much thinner head stock. So I used tuners I had laying around that came with my first kit but that I never used. They are the "budget" tuners from Stew Mac so I need to add that into the price. Thanks for looking! Tony |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: Edited to add to my total: I was at $54.54, add on the $1.25 for my not-quite-free-burl and I am now at: $55.79. I am probably going to buy a rattle can of nitro or two to finish the box. Faster than brushing because it will dry quicker. I hope. Found this several pages back. I did not find a post I thought I made adding in the lacquer, so here are the final numbers: $55.79 (previous total) $7.00 Can of Deft lacquer from Lowes Call is $5.00 worth of lacquer for the neck from a gallon of Deft. Only took a few ounces to finish it, if that. $4.00 worth of Z-Poxy to pore fill $13.89 for tuners ($20.89 for a set of budget tuners from Stew Mac, I used 66.67% of the tuners) Grand total: $85.68. I did not take into account the cost of the replacement top, but if memory serves, I was told not to. However, the wood was cheap, so I would still be under budget if I had to account for it. I suppose there is nothing left but the voting for this little guy. And if I can, I will make a video. Still have not had time to play it enough to actually make a song sound like a song though. Between the hurricane and putting my cat to sleep last wee, I just did not make the time. I don't expect to win the chisel. I entered this build off because my cousin had been bugging me to build her an ukulele for two years and I never made the time to do it. This competition gave me the push to do so, and for that, I am thankful. Plus, it was nice to interact with some forum members with whom I don't often interact with. So it's a win/win/win in my book. Even if I don't get to make a video. That's all for now. Tony |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! PICS ADDED |
Duplicate post. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele |
verhoevenc wrote: I'm super stoked to follow this build! Chris I am getting the feeling that this post was a big, fat lie. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
My ribbing will still be crappy when he gets back. Posted using letters to form words, sentences and thoughts. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
Well, Tony, that's still the biggest, most gargantuan sound hole I've ever seen on a tiny uke, and I keep coming back and looking at it and it doesn't seem to get any smaller. But, you know what? I LIKE it! Actually, I think it's a pretty cool little instrument. Patrick |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
Thanks Patrick! Is the hole big? I didn't have plans to go from so I had to wing it. How big should the hole be on a concert uke? Posted using letters to form words, sentences and thoughts. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
I will be weeping gently if I do that. It's cold out there! Posted using letters to form words, sentences and thoughts. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
Filippo Morelli wrote: cphanna wrote: Well, Tony, that's still the biggest, most gargantuan sound hole I've ever seen on a tiny uke, ... What you are looking at is another Costa trademark - you've heard of Helmholtz Resonance? Well this is Heelhole Resonance^TM. You see, Costa has a special formula which determines the mass and resonant frequency of the heel and produces the optimal soundhole size to maximize projection. Filippo Besides , If it doesnt work . You can always pour some Costa Kerfing in it to help reduce the sound hole ! 
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
Well I'll be the one to say it. The soundhole size is an added safety measure; it is just lightly larger than Tony's (tiny if you know what I mean) fist. The next time he and his Uke get I to a drunken shouting match he can let her have it without having to re-top her. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
I am now certain that all of you are as nuts as I am. |
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| Author: | micahmed [ Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tony in NYC's "Nobody Cares" Ukulele IS DONE!!! Pics added. |
Looking good buddy! I just finish and all koa tenor. but I'm going to pull the top off too but that bc I over build it and I can talk louder then that thing can play. |
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