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THE HOG SINGS !!!

5/4/2020

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This Mahogany and Sitka Spruce Kasha Tenor got its strings today and burst into sound.  Wow!  now I understand why Mahogany has been a traditional and revered ukulele wood.  This Hog can sing.
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The pitch pocket on the face of this lovely "Bear claw "spruce top sure doesn't affect its tone.  This uke is going to make someone very happy.
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The morning began by installing and drilling holes in the tiny neoprene string ports in the bridge.  Each hole sized to the diameter of the string that it will protect.
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Then a string is pushed down through that hole and retrieved out of the sound hole where a simple double overhand knot is tied in its end, tightened and trimmed , and then the string is pulled back  and attached to the tuner.
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When all the strings are tightened and brought to tune this baby is ready to sing.  "I will be cleaning up around the bridge a bit"
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This uke not only sounds great, I think its pretty too, even with that beauty spot on the sound board.
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Oops, I need to put the label inside tomorrow.  The tuning machines are Gotah UPT's   I am very pleased with these rather new tuners by Gotah.  4 to 1 gear ratio,  Reliable and firmly installed. They work very smoothly.




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The D'Adderio tuner doesn't come with it but they are sure handy little out of the way tuners.  the wound bass strings are super smooth.  It is strung Low G.
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