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Original Post By:
hushnel
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Date: 8/5/2008 8:21:35 AM |
Over a gourd, but it still sounds pretty good, once the strings break in I’ll post a recording of it.
This was a project full of anguish and pain but I pulled it off and learned a lot. I used mostly scrape and short pieces, which didn’t help a bit. Working around the asymmetrical parameters of the vegetable was almost insane, lining up the neck in all of its dimensions on a squash was a bit more difficult than I anticipated. It’s virtually done now just a few minor touches here and there.
It actually sounds pretty good, the top is about .065 thick and the volume is good.
Well on to the next one.
http://tinyurl.com/58kw4l
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Posted By:
imakeukuleles
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Date: 8/5/2008 9:09:26 AM |
| Very nice. What did you use as fasteners at the neck to body connection?
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Posted By:
hushnel
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Date: 8/5/2008 9:15:51 AM |
I used a block of mahogany that I carved to fit the inside of the gourd, I also carved the neck heal to match up with the outside, then I drilled a 1/2 hole and pinned the block, gourd and neck heal, glued and clamped it all together.
These is a decent picture of it here a few pictures down.
http://www.barclaycustoms.com/8622.html
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Posted By:
old smelly bob
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Date: 8/5/2008 12:01:25 PM |
| hushnel, way cool! how long was the gourd drying?
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Posted By:
hushnel
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Date: 8/5/2008 12:31:54 PM |
| old smelly bob, they where dry when I got them, the farmers usually dry them before they bring them to market.
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Posted By:
Uncle Dave
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Date: 8/5/2008 2:34:12 PM |
| Wow, what a challenge. Like something old smelly bob would tackle. Good job.
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Posted By:
Russell
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Date: 8/5/2008 10:12:14 PM |
| That's awfully sexy! I can't wait to hear it.
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