Eric Devine has moved to Central Maui from his former home in Kahana on the Lahaina side. His shop is a tightly organized two car garage in his home, He tells me he finds it more effiicient than the larger three car former shop. Here are a few random shots of his shop, still under process of completion he tells me.
NOTICE the two backs having their braces glued. They are pressed by the GoBars into a slightly concave disc. The backs of the braces were sanded on that same disk to have a slight curve. The result, a slightly radiused ukulele back.
AND HERE are the Kasha braces in their raw form, just glued to the underside of the sound board. Eric will now carefully carve and shape each brace to give him the tone he seeks. As you look at this picture think about the string that will be above each of these braces. The low note strings on the right, the high note strings on the left.
Now consider that the more horizontal the bracing the stiffer the top. Then try to figure the principle of this system that Eric swears by and may be one of the secrets to his success.
Now consider that the more horizontal the bracing the stiffer the top. Then try to figure the principle of this system that Eric swears by and may be one of the secrets to his success.
Here's a closeup of his new purfling just set into a rosette on a nice Englemann top. He glues this in and then floods it with black epoxy. When the epoxy sets it is all sanded down showing the lovely design in its jet black backdrop. Eric makes this purfling on his new laser machine. Of course the gap in the upper left quadrant will be covered by the fretboard.
