Which uke building book???
robin
I would like to start building ukuleles. For a hobby but nice
(especially nice sounding) ones.
Now I did find some very nice sites about building uke's but I think a
book would help me. I found several books but which one is good??
-Hana Lima 'Ia 'Ukulele Construction Manual
-The Ukulele by Denis Gilbert
-UKULELE Design & Construction by D. Henry Wickham
(http://www.jazzguitarresources.com/ukulelePlans.html)
I found these books on the internet and would like to know if somebody
knows these books and can tell me the difference between them. I did
already find a review about the UKULELE Design & Construction
by D. Henry Wickham
(http://www.4thpeg.com/parlor_room/viewtopic.php?t=904).
I have basic tools and have some experience with building something
from wood. Thanks for the answers already..
Robin.
Ray Shakeshaft
other people's first attempts they have started with a kit and graduated to
a complete 'start from scratch' uke.
Ray.
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Robert "rpon"
built 3 of them now. I built my first tenor uke right out of the Gilbert
book. The next uke I built was a soprano with blueprints from Elderly music
and the techniques from Gilbert's book. My third is another tenor that I'm
just wrapping up.
Robin,
I have the Hana Lima book and Gilbert's book. Like I stated above I have
built a few uke's from the Gilbert book and found it easy to do with his
step by step plans. The nice thing with Gilbert's book is he give the plans
for all the jigs you need to build your uke. The Hana Lima book only gives a
brief description of the jigs but they say they're working on a book for the
jigs.
Bob
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buceriasdon
Ray Shakeshaft wrote:
> I would not even attempt building a uke myself but from what I have read of
> other people's first attempts they have started with a kit and graduated to
> a complete 'start from scratch' uke.
>
> Ray.
from my mistakes. I don`t have some nice woodworking tools others have
but I have built several ukuleles from scratch and have been satisfied
with the results. I will say my first was built from plywood rather
than the more expensive solid wood to get a feel for the processes
involved. I like the fact that no major neck reinforcement is needed
like steel stringed guitars with uke building. At the moment I am
making a Fox style side bender for a pineapple tenor. No more short
scale ukes for me. I find the frets too close together on the smaller
sizes, but that`s just a personal like. I wish when I was starting out
I did have a book. Best Regards, Don in Mexico
Robert "rpon"
Did you find plans for your pineapple tenor or are you just winging it?
I've been looking for a pineapple uke plan but have not been able to find
one.
Robert
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Michael Shelley
robin <robin.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
I used both the Gilbert book and Cumpiano & Natelson's "Guitarmaking:
Tradition and Technology" to build my first. A lot of the techniques
are the same whether you are building a guitar or a(n) ukulele.
Kevin Hall
instruments, and it is much cheaper so a great place to start. I would
suggest that you use all solid woods though rather than wasting time with
ply as someone prev. suggested. The materials in a uke are tiny and very
inexpensive compared with guitar sizes, and they handle completely
differently than laminates.
It is wise to stay away from the heavily figured stuff, particularly curly
koa for the first few since any curly wood is considerably harder to bend
and work than straight grained stuff. Virtually any combination of woods
can build up into a very good uke, so there's no need to restrict yourself
to the 'traditional' materials. Remember, ukes were originally instruments
of poor folks, and were built of what ever they had handy. Building them
should be fun and stress-free. If you treat them too seriously they sulk.
They'll forgive you for small mistakes, and still make you smile when you
strum 'em.
Good luck.
KH
Timberline Guitars and Ukes,
Canada.
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