As the finishing of the last tenor is being completed, I have started two more instruments. I think just two instruments this time, I will take it a little easier with this build, one an experimental, one a pay-back for Roger's generosity and recovery.
This is the last of the walnut tree that grew on Dupont St. until 35 years ago. A huge 100 year old tree, It was cut down to provide parking. I bought it, milled it, and have used it, sold it, for all of these years. I went to my wood stash in the Fairhaven Storage unit and brought out the wood for the new and first Tenor Pinecone. Wish I had saved more of this marvelous wood.
Walnut is strong, beautiful and very stable. Perfect for uke necks. It sits on a slab of tiger stripe maple that I will carve into the back of the Pinecone.
Walnut is strong, beautiful and very stable. Perfect for uke necks. It sits on a slab of tiger stripe maple that I will carve into the back of the Pinecone.
I sawed off a piece enough to make tenor necks for pinecones and sawed out one tenor neck that I think will work for this new Pinecone. Then it was time to slim down the lovely but almost 2 inch thick piece of flame maple that I had in my storage unit stash.
The planer not only flattened it out, but reduced its thickness to about an inch. I will carve that thickness down to a thin concave back.
So here are the basic parts and pieces of the experimental Tenor Pinecone. A nice piece of Englemann Spruce for the top, The maple yet to be carved for the back, the side of lovely flame maple and to the far right, the walnut neck sawn out. I think this will be a fun and interesting build- and I am betting that it will sound great.
