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HERE IS A NEW PRODUCT

8/27/2018

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I got an email from a fellow in West Virginia who is building his first ukulele.  He wanted to buy one of the oval rings that I use to line the side sound ports on my instruments.  I have lots of them in various woods and was happy to sell him one for $8.00.  Then he wrote again asking if he could buy a set of bindings pre-bent for a tenor uke.
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It just happens that I have a lot of lovely white curly Koa binding, and I had just bent several sets of it for tenors a week or two ago.  The binding comes with b/w/b purfling attached.  One of the leading luthier supply houses sells this for $12.00 an un-bent piece.  I was able to sell him four pieces, pre-bent for a tenor uke, for $30.00.  But then how to mail it to him.
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Cutting up a heavy cardboard box and using lots of strong packing tape, this is the clap-trap package I came up with.  Another big piece over the top, all taped down heavily and I think Tony will have his binding and sound port ring in a few days.  It goes into the Post Office in the morning.  Anyone else out there building a tenor?
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Tony
8/28/2018 08:00:53 pm

Looks great, Brian! That's gonna look good on my mahogany uke. What size rabbeting bit would you suggest I use?

TT

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Tony
8/30/2018 02:39:24 pm

The bindings and sound hole ring arrived today, and they look great. That little package easily fit in my mailbox. Thanks again, Brian.

Tony

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Tony
9/17/2018 11:22:02 am

Brian, I installed the first of these two sets over the past couple of days. I ended up thinning the binding on the lower bout treble side a bit too much when I was truing them to the sides, and now have a bit of asymmetry going on. It rankles my OCD to see it, and I considered rerouting the top and trying again. However, being my first uke build, I'm going to leave it and chalk it up to learning. That curly Koa looks great against the Mahogany body.

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