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 . 

 

 

 

                                                              

 

 

 

                                                  

 

 

                                     

Side Sound Port and Maple binding

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fingerplane

 

 

 

 

yellow mini vs. competition stripe mini red 

Archtop Soprano

as promised. my one -week archtop uke build is officially done.

 

 

 

 

 

final check-up before glue up

                                    this angle shows the cantelevered neck design for the extension. it allows the top to vibrate more freely and with no dampening effects as with the glued-on-top variation.

                                                                                   

refining the re-curve

                                              probably cant tell from the photo but the curve is just how i wanted it

a big thanks goes out to Bradford D. for all the carving tips and mini fingerplane plan he sent me a year and a half ago. turned out to be some of the most invaluable advice ive ever gotten from any pro.