May 7, 2011

Happy Birthday Sister Cyndy!  In honor of your birthday, I did NOT work on your uke.  Rather, I finished knocking down and buffing the Koa Dreadnought.

The finish will get another buff after setup to bring on a real shine.  The lacquer under the fretboard extension was stripped off, and the neck was glued and bolted on.

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After setting, the end pin hole was drilled and the tuning machines were installed.

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The bridge location was determined using MATH!  The lacquer under the bridge was stripped in preparation for gluing.

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The bridge was glued and clamped with the fancy bridge clamp from LMI.

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