@marcel Yes!!!! LaBella flat wounds on a short scale. Short scales feels so comfy and I love building them.

@bpower Actually Sir, I owe you an apology...... I saw a ridiculously priced Martin soprano uke today and indeed..... the fretboard didn't stop just after the 12th fret body join but continued up to ...

@swepri it will be 30 inch.

Some weeks ago I was in Ayr where Carol took me to an afternoon jam with Mick and Dee. I got the privilege to play Mick’s short scale bass, made by Mark. It was an eye opener for me. Never played a sh...

@russ funny you should ask lol Finally uploaded today

Thanks Mark, Now that I've cut out the sound hole I'd struggle to cut a perfectly concentric groove so I'll probably just live with it .......I don't even want a bloody ukelele anyway! 🤣

🤔 If you want to make it look perfect you can route out the offending ring with a slightly wider slot and then inlay something extra wide (2bwb or bwbwb or a wooden strip) or take your own bes...

I think that because the fretboard meets the soundboard around the 12th fret that by the time the fretboard was lengthened to cover the offending article the frets would be just for decoration......mi...

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 .... I know you say that, on a soprano uke, covering the top of the rosette with the fretboard is not really an option but..... why? I know a lot of them have the fretboar...

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 I haven't made a rosette myself yet, so I not talking from experience. But in hindsight, I'm wondering if you had staggered the black/white/black joints would that avoid ...

Thanks Russ, I think that if I tried that I'd just dig myself further into the deep do do 🤣 I reckon I'll just live with it, learn from it and as Mr Bailey once said.....mistakes like that j...

Good morning, I'm a bit late to the party but yes, there should be an offset for the nut position slot. I allow for this on the templates that I make for the slotting jig available in Mark and Carol's...

A very long couple of days @tv101. 😉 🎸🎶🙏🙂

Very nice work @clinton 🙏🎸🎶🙂

@bpower top job!

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Well I finally got the finish on, I cleaned up the fretboard etc but think I'll let it sit another day before assembly. Attachment : 20230725_230832-01.jpeg Attachment : 20230725_230853.j...

@russ looking real nice!!!

You’ve had a busy couple of days Russ!

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Hi James, you could carve out a small part of the rosette and inlay a small graft as a feature. 🤔 🎸🙂🎶🙏