Category Archives: ukulele

It’s about time…

Posted on September 10, 2014 by npcarey

Well, I’ve finally gotten something accomplished in the workshop. Just completed this flamenco style ‘ukulele based on the famous 1951 Barbero Flamenco, Ex Sabicas (plans from The Big Red Book, Vol. 5 or from GAL Plan). While not an exact … Continue reading →

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a Classical Bridge

Posted on August 12, 2013 by npcarey

A flamenco ‘ukulele requires a classical guitar style bridge. I’ve built quite a few bridges for ‘ukuleles over the past few years, but this had to be different. Most of the bridges are pretty simple affairs. This was had to … Continue reading →

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Ukulele #11’s First Wash Coat

Posted on August 6, 2013 by npcarey

Ukulele #11 gets its first wash coat of shellac, which is just a sealer before attempting to finish the final sanding and shaping of the neck. I learned some time ago that a wash coat of shellac will really help … Continue reading →

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The New Cigar Box is Done

Posted on July 17, 2013 by npcarey

Well, after several weeks we completed the latest cigar box ‘uke and everyone seems well pleased with it. It looks good, and most importantly it sounds good. It will, of course take a few weeks of playing to settle in, … Continue reading →

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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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‘Uke #11 (Flamenco) underway

Posted on May 22, 2013 by npcarey

I started ‘Ukulele #11 in the summer of 2012 and had intended to complete it by the end of the year. Alas, I had to put it aside for a while to attend to other projects. One of the problems … Continue reading →

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