Build 079 - Baritone Ukulele

Last update 3 December 2020

Description

  • WU2 Series Baritone Ukulele
  • Premium Australian Blackwood grade top, back & sides
  • New Guinea Rosewood neck
  • Slotted headstock with Schertler tuners
  • Ebony fretboard & bridge
  • Ebony body & headstock binding
  • Satin nitrocellulose finish
  • Fishman Kula pickup system

Latest photo from the workshop

Completed
Completed

Build Progress

Instrument Build
Completed 100%
Application of Finish
Completed 100%
Finish Curing
Completed 100%
Neck Set & Bridge Fit
Completed 100%
Stringing & Setup
Completed 100%

Completion Date

  • 3 December 2020

Build Photos (61)

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Completed
Completed
Build phase completed. Ready for grain filling and finish application.
Build phase completed. Ready for grain filling and finish application.
Hand shaping of nearing completion
Hand shaping of nearing completion
Hand shaping heel
Hand shaping heel
Neck ready for shaping
Neck ready for shaping
Fretboard glued and clamped
Fretboard glued and clamped
Fretboard aligned and glued to neck
Fretboard aligned and glued to neck
Carbon fibre truss rod inserted into neck
Carbon fibre truss rod inserted into neck
All frets in. Trimming next.
All frets in. Trimming next.
Frets notched for bound fretboard
Frets notched for bound fretboard
Fretboard ready for frets
Fretboard ready for frets
Fretboard with inlay completed in radius jig
Fretboard with inlay completed in radius jig
Trim sides of fretboard
Trim sides of fretboard
Fret slots cut
Fret slots cut
Ebony fretboard blank
Ebony fretboard blank
Completed headstock
Completed headstock
Fine planing ebony binding
Fine planing ebony binding
Installing ebony binding around headstock
Installing ebony binding around headstock
Test fit Schertler tuners (Ebony binding next job)
Test fit Schertler tuners (Ebony binding next job)
Headstock slots completed
Headstock slots completed
Headstock slots cut and shaped
Headstock slots cut and shaped
Headstock outside profile routed
Headstock outside profile routed
Prep for headstock routing
Prep for headstock routing
Check neck alignment
Check neck alignment
Binding channels routed
Binding channels routed
Routing channel for end graft
Routing channel for end graft
End graft routed
End graft routed
Ebony binding installed... Body completed. Now to work on the neck & fretboard!
Ebony binding installed... Body completed. Now to work on the neck & fretboard!
Back binding installed
Back binding installed
Test fit Fishman Kula pickup preamp
Test fit Fishman Kula pickup preamp
Set up for routing binding channels
Set up for routing binding channels
Top & back plates book-matched and prepped for jointing
Top & back plates book-matched and prepped for jointing
Plates in jointing jig
Plates in jointing jig
Plates in jointing jig
Plates in jointing jig
Sides thicknessed & prepped for bending
Sides thicknessed & prepped for bending
Side wetted for bending
Side wetted for bending
Sides sandwiched in heating blanket slats ready for bending
Sides sandwiched in heating blanket slats ready for bending
Side in bending press
Side in bending press
Side bending completed and cooling
Side bending completed and cooling
Sides trimmed and in form ready for blocks
Sides trimmed and in form ready for blocks
Head and tail blocks fitted
Head and tail blocks fitted
Top kerfed lining fitted
Top kerfed lining fitted
Neck blank begins
Neck blank begins
Headstock glued & clamped
Headstock glued & clamped
Heel block glued & clamped
Heel block glued & clamped
Back linings sanded to 14' radius
Back linings sanded to 14' radius
Cross grain support patches glued for preamp & plug socket
Cross grain support patches glued for preamp & plug socket
Paua shell rosette inlay
Paua shell rosette inlay
Top & back plates
Top & back plates
Back braced and shaped
Back braced and shaped
Cutouts for preamp & jack socket
Cutouts for preamp & jack socket
Back glued to sides
Back glued to sides
Top bracing and shaping completed
Top bracing and shaping completed
Top bracing glued & clamped
Top bracing glued & clamped
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