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Soprano Pineapple Ukulele
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Cutting the Cedar TopI made this ukulele with a cedar top cut from this log. It gives the instrument a smooth, mellow tone.
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Body JigThis is the jig I made to build this ukulele and let the sides set after bending them.
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Hot Iron This is what people use to bend sides when they have smaller scale operations. It is not much to look at, but it does wonders!
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Sides in the JigThis is after bending the sides, and gluing one side of Kerfling on. (Which is what helps hold the top and back on)
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Top and RosetteIsn't it amazing this beautiful top came from that ugly log. I added this nice rosette around the sound hole to add some flare.
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Back and BracesHere I am chiseling away at the back braces on the mahogany back.
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Back being AttachedThe back being glued on to the sides. A lot of clamps and rubber bands!
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Back and SidesAfter the marriage of the back and sides, it is beginning to come together.
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Gluing the Braces on the Sound BoardI bet you didn’t think so many clamps could fit on such a small space.
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Top BracesThe braces after being filed, chiseled, and sanded. I beefed up the braces on this one since cedar tends to be a little more brittle than spruce or mahogany.
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Top being AttachedCedar top finally meeting the mahogany sides and back.
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Binding and CleaningI cut the sides down, and binded them in white trim. I thought the white trim accented the cedar better than black would.
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Neck CuttingRough cut of the neck before I started smoothing it down.
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Rear ViewSame cut, different angle.
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Fret Board BeginningsStarting to cut the slots in the fret board. I decided to use mahogany as the fret board as opposed to rose wood. Mahogany just fit the look better.
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Cut and FrettedFinal shape of the fret board with all of the frets installed.
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Body and NeckAttaching the neck to the body. Its starting to get near completion.
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Front View
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Back ViewThe mahogany has some nice curls that give it a very cool look.
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Finished ProductFinished product. Set up with custom made bridge, Grover tuners, and comes equipped with D’Addario strings.
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