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== Concept ==
Due to their simple, lightweight construction, nylon strings, and lack of pretension, ukuleles are an excellent choice for a first handmade instrument.
== Members Interested ==
[[User:BigS|Sacha]] (instigator)
== Ingredients and Suppliers ==
* Cigar Box
** Tesa Cigars (Grand and Milwaukee)
** Binny's Beverage Depot(213 W. Grand)
* Ukulele Strings
** you want nylon soprano strings, not tenor or bass
** elderly instruments sells decent sets of strings for about $3
* Tuners
** There are two major kinds of tuners: friction and geared
*** Friction - old school, (sometimes) cheaper, can be built by hand/lathe
*** Geared tuners - easier to use, keep their tune longer, (not necessarily) more expensive
** Elderly instruments sells a set of geared tuners for about $8.85 and a set of friction tuners for about $8.95
* Neck
** Preferably hardwood (like maple), but poplar works too - nylon strings are pretty gentle.
* Frets
** Hardwood or metal
* Bridge
** can be made from scrap from neck manufacturing
== Directions and Plans ==
* Excellent website - scroll down to find PDF of (really nice) vintage plans from 1910-1920 for making a cigarbox uke: [http://cigarboxguitars.com/WorkShops.php]
* Fret calculators (for figuring out fret placement...):
** Stewart-Macdonald [http://www.stewmac.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi]
** EMI [http://www.windworld.com//tools/fretcalc.htm]
** Fret calculation theory: [http://liutaiomottola.com/formulae/fret.htm]
* How to actually cut frets - involves a jig and a Gent Saw
** Fretboard slotting [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/people/sevy/luthierie/guitarmaking_guide/fretboard/fretboard.html]
** Project Guitar [http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/neck.htm]
== Concept ==
Due to their simple, lightweight construction, nylon strings, and lack of pretension, ukuleles are an excellent choice for a first handmade instrument.
== Members Interested ==
[[User:BigS|Sacha]] (instigator)
== Ingredients and Suppliers ==
* Cigar Box
** Tesa Cigars (Grand and Milwaukee)
** Binny's Beverage Depot(213 W. Grand)
* Ukulele Strings
** you want nylon soprano strings, not tenor or bass
** elderly instruments sells decent sets of strings for about $3
* Tuners
** There are two major kinds of tuners: friction and geared
*** Friction - old school, (sometimes) cheaper, can be built by hand/lathe
*** Geared tuners - easier to use, keep their tune longer, (not necessarily) more expensive
** Elderly instruments sells a set of geared tuners for about $8.85 and a set of friction tuners for about $8.95
* Neck
** Preferably hardwood (like maple), but poplar works too - nylon strings are pretty gentle.
* Frets
** Hardwood or metal
* Bridge
** can be made from scrap from neck manufacturing
== Directions and Plans ==
* Excellent website - scroll down to find PDF of (really nice) vintage plans from 1910-1920 for making a cigarbox uke: [http://cigarboxguitars.com/WorkShops.php]
* Fret calculators (for figuring out fret placement...):
** Stewart-Macdonald [http://www.stewmac.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi]
** EMI [http://www.windworld.com//tools/fretcalc.htm]
** Fret calculation theory: [http://liutaiomottola.com/formulae/fret.htm]
* How to actually cut frets - involves a jig and a Gent Saw
** Fretboard slotting [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/people/sevy/luthierie/guitarmaking_guide/fretboard/fretboard.html]
** Project Guitar [http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/neck.htm]