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Author:  Robbie O'Brien [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:10 am ]
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I have finally finished the all Koa Uke I have been building for Edwin Mulitalo, #64, right guard for the Baltimore Ravens. Here are some pics. Some of you may remeber me posting about having to do the inlay twice on the fretboard. That was a low point. The rest went fairly smooth. The inlay on the peghead is a picture of him playing a Uke. Bindings are EIR with B/W purfling lines. Ebony fretboard, bridge and peghead veneer, Koa Back, top and sides. Fretboard inlay is Brazilian cherry and B/W purfling lines. The rosette is abalone with B/W purfling lines. I used a classical stlye bridge. The finish is catalyzed urethane. Thanks for looking!









Author:  MSpencer [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:20 am ]
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Really Nice!

Mike
White Oak, Texas
Author:  Jeanne [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:29 am ]
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Stunning in every possible way!

Beautiful, beautiful

Thanks for sharing with us Robbie!
Author:  Robbie O'Brien [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:24 am ]
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Thanks for the compliments. I was very happy with the final result.
The tuners are Gotoh.
Author:  Tom Morici [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:15 pm ]
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Great Uke!
Would love to see a picture of a lineman
playing it. I hope he don't crush it.

Tom
Author:  Sprockett [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:05 pm ]
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You guys are putting me to shame and I demand you stop right now until I have time to build a uke that's not from a kit!!!

Dang now I have to live up to Robbie's example

Nice Uke, I really like the inlay and the finish looks flawless.

Great Job...

-Paul-
Author:  old man [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:40 pm ]
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Great job, Robbie.

Ron
Author:  Andy Zimmerman [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:35 pm ]
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Beautiful
Take a pict of the huge hands that will play that small instrument!!!!
Author:  Kim [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:39 pm ]
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Terrific Robbie, Edwin should be well pleased. If not, you better start runn'in about now

Cheers

Kim
Author:  Philip Perdue [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:58 pm ]
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Very nice clean job. How is the sound?
Author:  SniderMike [ Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:49 pm ]
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I got to see it in person last night. It's even better than it looks in the
pictures!!! Sounds great too. Great job, Robbie!

Mike
Author:  Wade Sylvester [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:28 am ]
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Real Slick Robbie!
I love the fret markers.

Wade
Author:  Dave Anderson [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:08 am ]
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Very,Very, nice uke Robbie. Its a beautiful little instrument. I wonder how the huge football player can get his huge fingers to play a uke? Hmmmmmm
Author:  Dave Rector [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:12 am ]
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Robbie, that is one sweet lookin' uke! I love everything about it, the wood choices, the tuners, the fretboard markers and thet peghead inlay is awesome!
Way to go dude!
Author:  Roy O [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 2:42 am ]
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Great work Robbie. It looks beautiful. I'd love to hear it.
Author:  bob J [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:15 am ]
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I'm no expert in uke 'sounds' but sound was full across the board and beautiful sustain...Robbie can pipe in and tell me whata nut I am.
Author:  Robbie O'Brien [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:41 am ]
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Ed is a 350 pound Somoan lineman but surprisingly he has no problem playing a Uke.
Author:  JBreault [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:54 am ]
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Nice job Robbie! I know those fret markers gave you a lot of trouble, but they turned out awesome!
Author:  j.Brown [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:28 pm ]
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It sounds incredible! loud for such a little thing, too. Its true, the photos don't do it quite enough justice. Its really a beautiful instrument.
-j.
Author:  peterm [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:01 am ]
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Robbie,
what a beauty!! bom mesmo!

Gotta love that soundport!
Author:  D Stewart [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:27 am ]
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Very Cool!
Donovan
Author:  Don Williams [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:31 am ]
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Looks great Robbie!

I think he would have liked that Smiley-Uke too...


Don Williams38957.5636226852
Author:  JBreault [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:04 am ]
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Don, I really liked the smiley uke. Does it get much use?
Author:  Don Williams [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:24 am ]
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Hey Joe, Nah...not much use at all. It doesn't play in tune for one thing...it was meant more for the fun of it than for actually playing it. I suppose I could make a new neck with a "real" scale...
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