Finkdaddy
Joined: Oct 04, 2013
Posts: 115
Waterford, WI
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 11:46 AM
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 11:53 AM
Stunning, beautiful uke! Congratulations on the recognition. That's really something special.
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 04:45 PM
WOW!! that is a very pretty uke!! does it sound as good as it looks??
that is some beautiful wood!! great job Finkdaddy!!! 
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Finkdaddy
Joined: Oct 04, 2013
Posts: 115
Waterford, WI
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 06:58 PM
Thanks guys! Yeah, it sounds pretty nice. I've always liked the sound of a myrtle soundboard on a uke. It does lack the pop that a spruce or cedar top has, but it makes up for it in tone. It is bright at first, but then a very warm and sustained musical end. I like it.
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 07:23 PM
Fred, what's the purpose of the second sound hole on some of your ukuleles, like on this one?
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 07:37 PM
How thin is the wood you used? Looks absolutely gorgeous, in 50 years... oh man...
I have a custom built tenor a beautiful smelling Koa, got it for high school graduation. Mine isn't as adorned as yours unfortunately, but it does have beauty in its simplicity. There was no point in making my parents pay for any of the fancy adornments, and I knew I wanted custom built as I am not a big fan of most any off-the-shelf uke I've ever played.
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Finkdaddy
Joined: Oct 04, 2013
Posts: 115
Waterford, WI
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 08:07 PM
Noel, that's called a side port. It sort of acts like a monitor speaker, focusing some of the sound back at the player. It also opens up the tone somewhat, giving the sound more treble. It is tricky to add them because you have to cut a hole into the thin side wood that is already bent. But I like how it changes the sound.
Jake, I get the sides and back down to about 3mm and the top to about 2mm. I try to leave very curly wood a little thicker because it isn't as stiff as straight grained wood. A lot of my ukes are very simple with no rosettes or bindings. My favorite ones are simple mahogany with a spruce top. They're very pretty with a wonderful sound.
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Jan 13 2014 08:13 PM
Count me uninformed, but wouldn't it be easier to cut the side port before bending the wood? Or would the wood almost certainly split?
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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Finkdaddy
Joined: Oct 04, 2013
Posts: 115
Waterford, WI
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Posted on Jan 14 2014 06:19 AM
Yeah, the wood is far too thin and fagile when it's straight. Even if you could bend it after the hole is drilled without breaking it, you could never get the radius of the bend the same as the rest of the body.
You would be shocked at how fragile the wood is flat compared to when it's bent.
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