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Wow looks great, lets see more pics.

I definitely need more pics! That inlay looks pretty sweet!

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Sweet inlay. Looks like a small but functional work area....

Thanks guys.

Yep, a very small space but it does the job. I'm actually working on two guitars in there at the moment which is a bit of a struggle.

Speaking of struggling, I'm battling with an ageing mac so I have my fingers crossed I can load some more images here....

And a few pics under frets...

The flowers are white MOP and the leaves are red abalone. I'm a bit disappointed with the abalone, not as much colour as I had hoped but some pieces have great markings.

Shane

A couple of pics of the guitar ready for finishing.

And finally for this evening, a couple of pics of the finishing process.... in my high-tec finishing laboratory...





I've been very lucky with the weather over the past few months. Wellington is not reknown for its sunny days but we've had our share of late.

I like it - especially the inlays.

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"Music is what feelings sound like"

Me too!

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So now we've got extra time I'm doing a bit of work on prepping for some better images of the finished product and figuring out how I will go about the video. Until then, here are a few more images of the build in it's final stages.







My customer - my 6YO daughter - is really happy with the result. It's great that she can sit with me now and strum away. We're a long way off "making music" but I'm just happy that she wants to pick it up and make sound!

I think I've achieved my goal of making it soft on little fingers. The combination of silk & steel strings, the short scale and the standard tuning make it very comfortable. I expect it will spend most of it's life in standard tuning to keep the tension low, although initial impression is that it really sings in terz.









Cheers,

Shane

I don't like it at all !! BECAUSE It beats my build HANDS DOWN !!! Great job .

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That sure is a purdy lil thang!

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"Music is what feelings sound like"

I guess that's nice if you are into instruments that are not re-topped ukuleles.

Nice job. I'm sure your daughter is going to be very happy with it!

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Thanks Tony. I was planning a re-topped uke but couldn't figure out how to get all those tops in under the price limit


Here's photographic proof of a happy customer





Cheers,

Shane

Nothing in the world better !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
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That's awesome!

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"Music is what feelings sound like"

That is really nice, I quite like the Benedittoesque inlays!

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I like everything about this!

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Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

Oh no you didn't!

It isn't hard to come in under budget when you don't have a cute little redhead as an accessory.

Beautiful job and it looks to be the perfect size for her!

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Now this is what it's all about!

My daughter's "Best" friend came over for a play-date the other day and the two of them just sat around the Christmas tree jamming on the guitars. The acoustic is my challenge build and the little pink electric I made for my daughter earlier in the year.

...not quite ready to record just yet but so happy to see them having fun!





Cheers,

Shane