Build No. 154
Tenor Ukulele
WU3 Series
Last Updated : 19 May 2024
Description
– Australian Blackwood – Premium Grade top, back & sides
– New Guinea Rosewood neck
– Ebony fretboard & bridge
– Ebony headstock with Paua shell purfling
– Paua shell rosette
– Ebony binding with Paua shell purfling
– Satin finish
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
May 2024
Build Photos
1. Top & back plates ready for jointing
2. Sides prepped for bending
3. Sides bent, and neck and tail blocks fitted
4. Back bracing glued in place
5. Soundhole rosette completed
6. Top braces glued in place
7. Back braces shaped
8. Back ready for glueing to sides
9. Binding and purfling ledges cut
10. Ebony binding bent and ready for fitting to body
11. Inlaying paua shell purfling strips
12. Body completed
13. Installing the carbon fibre truss rod
14. Final prep on fretboard before fretting
15. Undercutting frets for blind fret ends
16. Neck and fretboard alignment check
17. Neck shaping underway
18. Shaping the heel
19. Neck shaping completed
20. Build phase completed
21. In the spray booth
22. Neck fitted
23. Bridge fitted
24. Ukulele completed