homegrown mini piezo with a volume control

  below is a pic of Jon's 2nd concert i built. this puppy is on its way home to the island of Tazmania and is hovering above the pacific ocean as we speak.

Scrap build # 2 KOA sopranino

  this is what i do after i finish a build. I gather around all the bits and scraps and find the pieces that are big enough to build my minis and sopraninos.



                                              

 

 

     

The Fender Mustang electric uke Project

                                                            having recently built an archtop soprano, i've been toying with the idea of doing another impossible project like an electrified uke fashioned after my favorite Fender guitars. first up is a miniaturized copy of a Fender Mustang electric guitar from the 1960's. i think the hardest part of this build is finding the proper parts and being able to fit it in such a tiny body without it looking a whole another instrment. Im going to be making the custom pickups from scratch.ive already got the alinico magnets from the mail. All handwound from 42W Copper wire and properly potted. the body is going to be of poplar or alder with a classic maple neck and rosewood fretboard.
needless to say its definitely going to be a interesting process.

                                                              

oh the figure

                                                    

Shellac Pore-filling

 

 

                                                 the curls are starting to pop out.

 

Sound port

  i just absolutely love this photo of the light peeking through the soundhole shaped like a hisbiscus flower..

Hisbiscus Curly Koa Soprano

hello. im about a week or so, off from building due to medical reasons. i really shouldnt be doing this for awhile at all per doc's advice. a parent of one of the kid in my church youth choir approached me and was quite curious about the archtop uke i was playing during the mass. to cut the story short, they appointed me to build a custom koa soprano. here is a dosier of a shotgun build .