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  1. #1
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    Cool Possum plank uke

    Plank uke from
    radiata plank jig sawn to shape and routed out.
    decking offcut fretboard (merbau?)
    bamboo toothpick frets,
    hinge tailpiece
    lamb bone nut
    Pine from shipping pallet headstock face plate
    possum shaped soundhole
    Chinese ebay sealed tuners,
    50, 80, 60 and 40 lb fishing line strings.
    position markers burned in with soldering iron
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    Probably my nicest Uke so far.
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    Very cool Titch.


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    Cool.
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    Well done Titch. Have you got a YouTube coming?
    "We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer

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    I love it when things are from out of the box love the hinge idea.

    Steve

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    That's a nice job of recycling Titch. It came together well.
    How does it play with the fishing line strings?
    That fretboard looks like Merbau to me, in colour. Does it have yellow flecks/streaks in the pores? A bit hard to see in the pics.
    ... Steve

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    Default Nice one -

    Well done

    Great job of using whats available.

    Theres a few videos out there about an entire orchestra that was made using recycled scrap - you might find that interesting -

    Just googled it - looks like there are a few of them - the one I saw on TV was a BBC doco - looks like somebody put it up on youtube in 6 parts.

    Musical Contexts - Scrapheap Orchestra - Part 6 of 6 - YouTube

    and this paraguyan one looks interesting

    The Orchestra of Recycled Instruments - YouTube



    Bill
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    The fretboard is definitely merbau - has the yellow flecks.

    The fishing line strings are not too different from ordinary cheap uke strings, only for about $4 a spool at Big W you get a few hundred meters so cost wise about the same price as one set of ordinary quality uke strings, only I shouldn't run out very soon.

    This is the stuff I used
    Jarvis Walker Bulk Line Mono - Monofilament - Line - Fishing - Catalogue
    Fishing line is one of those things that vary in price almost more than uke strings so your mileage may vary.

    For my tahitian style tuned Ukes I bought more expensive 20 lb fishing line.

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    Lovely,well done. I'll pray for you, you pray for me.
    Cheers, Bill

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    Very cool Titch, love the knock it up nature of the build.

    Jim

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    Sounds good Titch.
    ... Steve

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