Build No. 153
Concert Ukulele
WU3 Series
Last Updated : 28 April 2024
Description
– Hawaiian Koa – Master Grade top, back & sides
– New Guinea Rosewood neck
– Ebony fretboard & bridge
– Slotted headstock with Rubner tuners
– Paua shell rosette
– Ebony binding with Paua shell purfling
– Full gloss finish
– Custom fretboard inlay
– MiSi Trio Uke pickup system
Latest photo from the workshop
Build Progress
Build Phase - [ Completed ]
100%
Finish Application Phase - [ Surface Prep ]
25%
Finish Curing & Polishing
0%
Neck Set & Bridge Fit
0%
Stringing & Setup
0%
Estimated Completion Date
May 2024
Build Photos
2. Sides prepped for bending
1. Top and back book matched plates ready for jointing
3. Sides bent, and tail and neck blocks fitted
4. Back braces glued to back
5. Paua shell rosette inlay
6. Rosette purfling inlay
7. Top braces glued and clamped
8. Top braces shaped
9. Back ready for gluing to sides
10. Top prepped for gluing to back and sides
11. Body comes together... bindings next.
12. Fretboard inlays done
13. Ledges for binding and purfling cut
14. Inlaying paua shell purfling
15. Body completed
16. Aligning fretboard, neck & body
17. Headstock plate ready for fitting
18. Headstock shaped
19. Drilling tuner holes
20. Cutting headstock slots
21. Shaping the slot channels.
22. Ready to shape the neck
23. Neck shaping completed
24. Build phase completed