Building a StewMac Ukulele Kit
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- My son and I built a concert ukulele kit from @stewmac and here we show you the process. We also answer some common questions about these kits. I hope you enjoy this StewMac Ukulele Kit Build!
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Excellent work!!
Thank you! I'm flattered you guys saw it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Y‘all make a great team. Your son did a great job and his commentary was really good too! The finished uke looks great!
Thanks, Chris! I appreciate the kind words. I love your channel and videos as well!
What a great build! I have a 7 year old and love doing projects with her. That deadblow mallet is a beast.
Thanks! This is a great project for kids to help with. Or not! Super fun either way.
This makes me want to buy a ukulele kit. Great work both of you!
Thanks! You should definitely get one! They are a lot of fun to build. They have all kinds of kits if you are feeling ambitious.
Nice job you guys and it was good to see your son getting involved in a project like this!
I started my StewMac Tenor today after watching a few videos. I've done a lot of finish work in houses and my shop so I'm used to gluing up things. One shortcut I took for the body braces inside the uke was instead of using tape to outline the braces and spreading the glue, I just ran a line of glue on the underside of the braces, evened it out with a Q-Tip and then applied it to the penciled outline. I then pressed the brace down, clamped it, and with a damp Q-Tip, cleaned up the glue squeeze out and wiped it again with another dry Q-Tip. I couldn't find enough rubber bands to give my clothes pins extra clamping power so I took another clothes pin and clamped it just forward of the middle of the spring, it seemed to work fine.
So just a couple of tips and the glue trick shouldn't be attempted on the finished side, in those spots, I will use painters tape like in your excellent video.
Thanks for the feedback and tips! Hope your tenor comes out great!
Great job you guys!
Thanks Travis!
50 clamps!??? - Great video. I just bought one of these for my dad as a Father's Day Gift.
What a great Father's Day gift! I'm sure he'll love it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks, interesting video
Thank you!
Nice job fellas.
Thanks Jeff! It was a really fun project!
Nice work guys!
Thanks! This was a really fun project.
Nice job! Where can I get the Paolini Pocket Rule that you used to measure the neck dowels?
Nice job. There’s no link to the Paolini Pocket Rule that you use to mark the neck dowels. I can really use that!
Thank you! Yes, I love my Paolini pocket rule! I added an amazon link to the description for a 3 pack of rules. You can get an individual rule directly from Woodpeckers at woodpeck.com which is a lot more cost effective. Do you make instruments?
@@MakerBeach
Sorry for two identical comments, I didn’t think the first one uploaded properly.
Thank you! Yes, I’ve built two of the SM Tenor kits as gifts. I was a little disappointed with the string spacing on the bridge, but otherwise was pleased. I am currently building one of their cutaway tenor kits, and ordered their deluxe uke bridge to make my own spacing.
Thanks and Aloha from Hawaii,
Terry
Wow that's great! On mine I wanted a low G tuning so I put on new strings and was amazed at the difference. Do you know if anyone sells pre-made uke necks? I really want to make a uke body on my own but I'd rather have a pre-made neck than try to do it on my own. There are few on ebay but not sure of the quality. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
@@MakerBeach I don’t know of any prefabricated necks, and I share your concerns over the eBay ones.
I subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to more videos from you and your son!
Aloha,
Terry
Thanks for the sub Terry! I've got a new video coming out tomorrow morning actually. It has nothing to do with building instruments but if you have a CNC you might find it helpful. 😉
Or just paste the glue onto the brace lol