Build No. 150
Tenor Ukulele
WU3 Series
Last Updated : 11 August 2024
Description
– Australian Blackwood – Master Grade top, back & sides
– New Guinea Rosewood neck
– Ebony fretboard and bridge
– Paua shell rosette
– Ebony binding and headstock plate with Paua shell purfling
– Satin finish
– K&K Sound Aloha Twin Spot pickup
Latest photo from the workshop
Build Progress
Build Phase - [ Completed ]
100%
Finish Application Phase - [ Completed ]
100%
Finish Curing & Polishing - [ Completed ]
100%
Neck Set & Bridge Fit - [ Completed ]
100%
Stringing & Setup - [ Completed ]
100%
Estimated Completion Date
August 2024
Build Photos
1. Book matched top and back plates ready for jointing
2. Sides prepped and wetted ready for bending
3. Sides successfully bent
4. Back braces and centre seam patch fitted
5. Sides and internal lining fitted
6. Top fan braces fitted
7. Back braces shaped
8. Back ready for fitting to sides
9. Top fan braces shaped
10. Top ready for attaching to body
11. Top on, next step, binding.
12. Binding ledges cut
13. Paua shell purfling inlay
14. Ebony binding and Paua shell purfling completed
15. Neck / body dovetail joint
16. Headstock completed & final fretboard alignment check
17. Fretboard fitted to neck
18. Neck shaping completed
19. Build phase completed
20. Surface prep done... ready for spray booth
21. In the spray booth
22. Neck fitted
23. Bridge fitted
24. Build completed