@koendb Elvis has left the building

And the Lefty Electric Ukulele has found a new home. My first self-built sale !Weird to let go to be honest. Anyway, I am currently building a new one, this time a right handed 🙂

Wow..thank you for the explain...

Thank you. Now I understand more.

The neck is all set and tomorrow it's time to start the body. Attachment : 20220729_204859.jpg

@wayne_f Nice work! you got this.

@rocknroller912 Yes, but the taper template was only off by a little under a mm. As long as the fretboard is properly centered, the slot should be fine and the edge can be blended out. Attachment ...

@rocknroller912 Thanks a lot! I will give that a try to remove the pickguard 👍

@bpower thanks for that info! it will be useful 👍

@koendb Bakelite does get very brittle and I’m not sure about the best way to remove it. Try some warm water around the edges. At the time it was made people only used water based glue I think and it...

@koendb I've seen that you can get the "bar type" fret wire from . There are probably other places but that's the one that I seen and read about. I read about it from the fret book I got from stewmac...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I suggest taking it off and fixing with double sided tape to allow more flexibility. @rocknroller912 I ll have a look if I can remove it without any damage. There is a bi...

Label says it is a Pietro Tonelli and is made in Napoli presumably around 1900 Attachment : IMG-20220724-WA0001.jpg Posted by: @rocknroller912 but without a close up photo I guess that the f...

@wayne_f Did you just leave the slot as it was

Truss rod is installed and fretboard is glued down. This time I rounded the end of the fillet at the heel end so there's no open gap. Attachment : 20220723_183345.jpg Attachment : 20220723_...

Posted by: @robin @wayne_f These problems we give ourselves never seem so bad after a good night's sleep, you'll fix it and it'll be fine. @robin That's very true. Sometimes it doesn't even take ...

@koendb The soundboard crack might be due to the pick guard being glued on as this prevents the wood from expanding and contracting naturally. I suggest taking it off and fixing with double sided tap...

@koendb That is a nice little project you have there and a smart little instrument. Unfortunately I can’t offer any help as I don’t have the first clue about these kind of instruments but best of luck...

In the meantime, I figured out it could be a mandolute. scale length seems to be 13 5/8"

I did receive a number of instruments to look at, setup and restore, amongst them, this lute. The nut is broken and there is a big crack in the soundboard ,from one side, all the way to , or maybe eve...