My cigar box ukulele is coming together fast!
should be getting the tuners I ordered sometime this week and then I will plane the sides of the headstock down a little slimmer to suit them.
Tomorrow I will drill the holes for the fretboard markers which will be dots made from the wooden handle of an old paint brush, then I'll flatten the board and fit the frets.
The ancient adjustable hole cutter which i think might have belonged to my Grandfather did a nice job on the sound hole.
I've seen lots of cigar ukes with the bridge right at the end of the body which can't be good for the sound so mine is far closer to the middle. The box has been re-enforced with a block of hard wood which the neck will be glued into using a wooden dowel. to make a positive fit.
Being a tenor ukulele it doesn't look as toy like as you might think and the neck don't feel in any way cramped.
I'll keep you updated as always!
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