BACK IN THE WORKSHOP AGAIN

I HAVE IGNORED THE  UKULELE WORLD for a few days, working really hard on the big History exhibit that I am curating.  A great honor and a fascinating project is taking all of my mornings, most of my evenings and recently my afternoons as well.  But today, about four o'clock I got the insatiable itch to get into the workshop and string up the lovely "Blonde" tenor that I have been working on for months now.  

Here it is, Two of the strings are on.  I am carefully reaming the holes for the bridge pins, reaming a tiny bit, then fitting the pin in, then reaming a little more until they just seat perfectly.  Then with a tiny file I file a string groove in the hole and set the pin  and the string in.  I have only used bridge pins once before.  I am beginning to think I like the look as well as the fact that it makes changing strings really easy.
Well, I got these flat wound South Coast linear strings on,  Tuned them up and I am thrilled.  This is a good uke.  Wonderful tone, rich lows and clear bell like highs.  I may keep this one for myself it is so pretty.  I will post more pictures of it in a day or two.  It has an Alaska Cedar neck, Rosewood fretboard and tuner knobs, un figured koa back and sides, and terrific Australian Blackwood binding.  around it's Englemann Spruce top.  I guess it is the contrasting beautiful woods that make me tempted, plus the radiused neck is perhaps the thinnest I have made and feels extremely playable.  
I am going to take this uke to the monthly jam of the Bellingham Ukulele Group tomorrow and give it some exercise.