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TONE BARS-TONE BARS-TONE BARS

9/12/2020

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The workshop day began with French Polish applications for four ukes, two pinecones and #142 & 143, Then it was time to make tone bars for Paul and Stephen's tenors #s 144 and 145.
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The acrylic pattern is placed over the soundboard and the locations of the tone bars are marked with a pencil through the holes drilled at each tone bar end through the pattern.
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Pencil lines are drawn connecting the dots, now I can properly place the tone bars.
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Fine grained Sitka Spruce was planed to the proper thickness and then run through the small band saw to achieve the 3/16th and 1/4 inch height of the various tone bars.
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They were then cut to the proper length for each tone bar.  Here are 24 tone bar blanks set in their proper location to show you.  12 each for #s 144 & 145.
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But while I was at it I cut far more stock than needed in anticipation of lots of Kasha ukes to be built in the future.
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And then the whittling began and after a couple of hours I had most of the tone bars shaped and sanded.  The trumpet shaped braces are glued to the underside of the soundboard
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By days end they are all done and ready to be glued.  That will happen tomorrow.
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Paul Bauck
9/13/2020 12:19:54 pm

This is wonderful to watch it come together!

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