The backs and braces spent last night in the "Go Bar deck. The glue was well dried by this morning. I just use wooden dowels from the lumber yard to apply the clamping pressure. they work fine.
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The color palettes have been selected. Ukuleles have to sound good, but they must look good as well. Color matching of woods is important.
The tenor will be a beauty, with a bubinga body set off by tiger stripe maple binding and a rich
bear claw Sitka Spruce soundboard. The neck is a lovely piece of tiger stripe maple matching the binding. I chose a warm brown piece of Honduran Rosewood for the fretboard. It will have the Yin/Yang in the first fret as inspired by Stu Fuchs, and a spalted maple peg head plate.
bear claw Sitka Spruce soundboard. The neck is a lovely piece of tiger stripe maple matching the binding. I chose a warm brown piece of Honduran Rosewood for the fretboard. It will have the Yin/Yang in the first fret as inspired by Stu Fuchs, and a spalted maple peg head plate.
Today I found an unusually dark chunk of Honduran Rosewood in my stash, and cut it down for a beautiful fretboard. It will nicely match the East Indian Rosewood body and Redwood soundboard. I will have the Stu Fuchs Yin/Yang also. The neck is a nice piece of Honduran Mahogany and this uke will also have a spalted maple peg head plate. I have not chosen the binding yet, but think I lean toward figured koa.
