Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Baritone Ukulele - s/n 0097

Finished project for April.  A baritone ukulele with a body shape of an F style mandolin. S/N 0097.  I like ukuleles and they are fun to play.   I usually make tenor ukes (scale length 17 in), but thought a baritone would be a fun addition (scale length 20 in and tuned lower DGBE like the 4 stings of guitar).  The carving of the top and backs plus the scroll is always a challenge on mandolins, so I thought I'd apply the same to this uke.  Made from scraps of wood I had laying around.  Maple, pine, with cherry fingerboard, bridge, and head plate. The "points" on the body are blood wood because I wanted something very hard.   I like how it turned out. Included a couple of pictures of wood in the raw before the finish.








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