Monthly Archives: June 2013

Neck and Fingerboard for #11

Posted on June 30, 2013 by npcarey

I made considerable progress on ‘Ukulele #11 yesterday. I finished fitting the heel of the neck to the body and attached the neck using hot hide glue and a bolt that screws into a cross-dowel ‘nut’ inset into the heel … Continue reading →

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A New Cigar Box ‘Uke

Posted on June 29, 2013 by npcarey

I’ve been helping someone build a cigar box ‘uke for as a special gift for a friend. A gift is so much more special when someone has put a lot of thought and work into it. In this case, building … Continue reading →

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Third Annual Ukulele Melee

Posted on June 16, 2013 by npcarey

was held yesterday at Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts. A great time was had by all. The melee is put together by the members of the Ukulele Union of Boston, of which I am a card carrying member. Well, really, … Continue reading →

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Expanding this blog site a bit

Posted on June 15, 2013 by npcarey

I recently decided to move all of the content from my ‘ukulele web site to this space. What has resided at http://www.pauhanauke.com can now be found here, albeit reorganized and edited, under the Lutherie menu as Pau Hana ‘ukulele, with … Continue reading →

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‘Uke #11 (Flamenco) Progress

Posted on June 14, 2013 by npcarey

I’ve made some progress on #11 these past two weeks. The neck has been profiled, shaped, sanded and the headstock has been profiled. Here are a few pictures of what it looks like so far. The next step will be … Continue reading →

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