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by Matt_Blacka
Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:22 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: My Cairns Uke Festival Build
Replies: 35
Views: 31330

Re: My Cairns Uke Festival Build

Hi Allen,

These ukes are looking great, and you're really churning them out now.

It would be great to hear a comparison of the sound from each.

Keep up the good work! I'm sure you will get heaps of attention at the festival with some of these on display.

Matt
by Matt_Blacka
Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:21 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Bracing Question (Yes that old chestnut!)
Replies: 22
Views: 17031

Re: Bracing Question (Yes that old chestnut!)

I can't help with the main question here, but I find the swiss cheese bracing interesting. Definately one way to reduce mass. Remembering back to my structural engineering courses, I think there is some rule about the maximum size of holes that can be put through structural members (such as beams), ...
by Matt_Blacka
Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: J.F. Custom "Von Trott" model Bouzouki
Replies: 21
Views: 24174

Re: J.F. Custom "Von Trott" model Bouzouki

Wow, I think that's probably one of the nicest looking instruments I've seen Jeremy.

I love your style when it comes to the details like the purflings, binding, rosette etc. Simple but complex all at the same time.

Matt
by Matt_Blacka
Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
Topic: Slotted headstock - no mystery, by Pete Howlett
Replies: 10
Views: 13057

Re: Slotted headstock - no mystery, by Pete Howlett

Very nice demonstration Pete. It makes light work of a somewhat tedious job, and the end result is fantastic.

matt
by Matt_Blacka
Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:40 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: More Ukes
Replies: 10
Views: 12557

Re: More Ukes

Unfortunately I don't think either of these will be able to head north for the festival. The blackwood uke already resides on the Gold Coast with a happy customer, and I've had a few people ask about the tiger uke over the last week or so. After seeing everyone else getting their ukes ready, I was a...
by Matt_Blacka
Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: More Ukes
Replies: 10
Views: 12557

Re: More Ukes

Thanks for looking. Liam: The design is based loosely on the plans that Hana Lima Ia sell. The plans are for a fairly basic uke though, and are intended at first time builders. I have started to bring some more complexities into the design (radiused fretboard, domed soundboard, binding, carbon neck ...
by Matt_Blacka
Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:32 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: More Ukes
Replies: 10
Views: 12557

More Ukes

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:18 am " Hi All, These are some pictures of a couple of Australian tenor ukes I have finished off over the last while. The blackwood one was done quite a ...
by Matt_Blacka
Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:43 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Banksia Uke - Something Different
Replies: 7
Views: 9837

Re: Banksia Uke - Something Different

Hi Allen, I haven't been checking the forum much lately, so have only just seen this uke. I love the banksia, and am glad you're getting some good use out of that logo. I had thought about modifying the various uke bracing techniques to something like what you have done here. Do you think increasing...
by Matt_Blacka
Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: purple stuff
Replies: 3
Views: 4586

I bound my first uke in purple heart, and it looked great. When I look back on photos of the uke that were taken when it was freshly finished, it has definately changed a lot in colour over the last couple of years. It is certainly darker and less.....purple? Still looks good though, and is still va...
by Matt_Blacka
Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:03 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Tenor Ukulele with rope binding
Replies: 22
Views: 24896

Beautiful cat by the way. She looks like a real charmer!
by Matt_Blacka
Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:00 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Tenor Ukulele with rope binding
Replies: 22
Views: 24896

Great job Allen. Sure is a nice uke you put together there, and I'm glad you got that logo inlayed. I always like seing ukes put together using timber that is just laying around, so I'm looking forward to seeing your next one too. Seems to fit well with the whole uke concept. How do you find the ton...
by Matt_Blacka
Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:41 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: how to
Replies: 6
Views: 7174

The Kasha bracing pretty much isolates the upper bout treble side from much vibration and sound production due to the treble confinement bars. This makes the upper bout a really good spot to put some soundholes through, as you're not wasting any active soundboard area. The same can't be said for the...
by Matt_Blacka
Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:14 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: radius dish in oz
Replies: 5
Views: 6350

Hi,

They sell a 33 ft dish at guitar woods (Gerard Gilet) in Botany, Sydney.

http://guitarwoods.com.au/catalog/produ ... cts_id=152

Not sure if they sell other radius, but could be worth giving them a call.

Matt
by Matt_Blacka
Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Logo Contest - win some tonewood
Replies: 32
Views: 25385

These are my efforts. A few different variations of one concept.

Matt

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by Matt_Blacka
Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:59 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Baritone Uke Plan Wanted
Replies: 8
Views: 10423

Hi John, I get my plans from Hana Lima 'Ia. Asa and Mike Chock that run this place are both great to deal with for everything ukulele. http://www.hanalima.com/ I have used their various tenor plans with great success, and I'm sure their baritone plans would also be pretty good. Their old plans were ...
by Matt_Blacka
Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:59 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Inexpensive Clamps for Linings
Replies: 11
Views: 11902

I've used both the clothes pegs and the metal bulldog clips for gluing the linings onto my ukes, and both were ok. Not so great around the waist, and didn't work so well for some liner profiles where the slant on the liner face was a little more angled (triangle type liner profile). Next time around...
by Matt_Blacka
Thu May 14, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Standard Ukulele First Build (pics)
Replies: 29
Views: 27832

Hi Tim, I haven't gone down as small as a concert or soprano uke, but for the tenors I have made, I have aimed for a spruce top that starts about 2 - 2.2 mm thick and is thinned out to about 1.8 mm around the outside 40 mm of the soundboard. For hardwood tenor tops it is more like 1.6 - 1.8 mm, agai...
by Matt_Blacka
Tue May 12, 2009 9:15 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tenor Kasha Ukulele
Replies: 21
Views: 22219

Thanks for the kind words. It's good to get some other people's opinions on the design details of the uke. No doubt I'll be starting a similar project in the future. I'll try to answer most questions in one go. Tim: I built my first uke about 3 years ago and just loved the process. After lots of rea...
by Matt_Blacka
Sun May 10, 2009 1:15 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tenor Kasha Ukulele
Replies: 21
Views: 22219

Tenor Kasha Ukulele

Hi everyone, I've hung around the shadows of this forum for a while now, and with the completion of a new uke a little while ago, thought it was a good time to make my first post. I've attached some pictures below of the newly completed tenor uke with a modified Kasha soundboard bracing system. The ...