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After seeing and hearing Craig Clancy's Falcate Uke I decided to have a go at one, this is my first uke so it was al learning exercise , but I did enjoy making it very much,

I got a few Pointers from Craig about what he learnt from the Falcate ukes he made and went from there, I made my braces a bit higher than his and my top a bit thinner , to me it sounds great , it's responsive and has more sustain than I expected , but I have nothing to compare it with so hopefully I can catch up with Matt and Jeff for a peer reveiw and a comparison.

The specs are :


Tenor , 17" scale .

B&S : Blackwood
Top : WRC
Neck: Blackwod.
Fretboard : Burdakin Plum
Headplate: Burdakin Plum
Bridge : Blackwood
Bindings : Blackwood
Back Braces : Old growth Oregon
Falcates : KPB and CF.
Rosette : Kooba Burl
Tuners : Grover

I'll post the plot when I'm in the mood to set up the PC and collect it and swap notes with Craig.
Thanks,

Now you're just showing off.....

Nice bit of kit, Paul, & a first for the Burdekin plum on the forum that I can find. how does it rate for hardness?
Ease of string change with that pinless bridge idea,what strings BTW, & any pic's of the bracing by chance?

Gaz

A very nice uke!

The square heel looks quite special (looks like you could hide a cigarette box inside ).

Nice bit of kit, Paul, & a first for the Burdekin plum on the forum that I can find. how does it rate for hardness?
Ease of string change with that pinless bridge idea,what strings BTW, & any pic's of the bracing by chance?

Thanks Gaz,Nick and Markus for your kind comments.

Judging by the trouble I had getting the frets in , pretty bloody hard.

The strings are Diadario's with a wound C , don't know if they are considered good or not , but they are what I had.

As soon as I figure out how to get the Pic's off my phone I'll post some of the bracing.

Cheers,

Pics of the Inside as per Gaz's request. Cheers,

Wow what a cracker Paul!!! looks fantastic, such a warmth in your combo of timbers and perfectly executed.
I will shortly be joining the Uke gang with my own take on it.

Cheers,

Christian.

Can't wait to see the CD Uke , I'm sure that will be something special.

Cheers,

Nice one Paul. I'll have to find a reason to head north again.

first for the Burdekin plum on the forum that I can find

Hey Gaz, gotta learn to look harder
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ozwood wrote:Pics of the Inside as per Gaz's request.


A picture say's it all & more, because now I'm intrigued
PM in progress.

Cheers.


Hey Gaz, gotta learn to look harder
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1219

Right you are Ollie I stand corrected...must be spending to much quality time in the shed & not enough R & D on the lappy,so, a leaf from Localele's wisdom "Preparation prevents the other 3 P's
Awesome effort, Craig, with your maiden instrument, the Burdekin plum really adds character!!

Cheers

Gaz

Looks nice Paul.

cheers
Steve