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BENDING SUCCESS

7/10/2021

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With the help of Super Soft.
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This stuff softens wood and helps in bending it without breaking. It was not easy, and I broke several sides, but I succeeded in bending sides for three tenors to be made of this wonderful spalted maple.  Too busy now, but I will build a uke with it soon and see how it sounds.  Think I will use Port Orford Cedar for the soundboard and maybe an Alaska Cedar neck.  It would be a true blonde in that case.
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Lets add a back and see what it looks like
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Here are a couple more choices.

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I strung up Bill's #163 today, installed the pickup and the uke is finished.  Sounding really good.  Here is the hole cut for the MiSi pickup.  Sorry, the other photos disappeared. I will post pictures tomorrow.

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Next up is Olga's tenor.  I have located the position of the bridge,  marked it off with tape, and now I must scrape off the shellac finish to expose bare wood for gluing.
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The bridge is scraped, glued and clamped.  This uke will be ready to get its strings tomorrow.
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