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Monthly Archives: Jan 2023

Another Ukulele Construction Project – Archtop Pineapple Ukulele

Posted on 26th Jan 2023 by martinwbrown
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You may have heard of Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome (UAS). I’ve got Ukulele Construction Syndrome (UCS). I need to make another ukulele.

I want something that is definitively a ukulele, but a bit different. So how about an archtop pineapple ukulele?

Here’s a basic design:

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Relining Viola Case – Part 2 – Progress

Posted on 26th Jan 2023 by martinwbrown
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I’m part way through the lower part of the case.

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Relining Viola Case

Posted on 6th Jan 2023 by martinwbrown
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Musicians need throat sweets – you mustn’t cough during a performance. However throat sweets can escape at which point everything gets rather sticky.

The melted sweets can be seen here escaping from the compartment in the bottom left of the picture. The case hasn’t been used for a few years as no-one wants to play a sticky viola.

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