Black Punch Ukulele - Heading out soon for a Christmas Gift

Sold a little Black Punch Ukulele today which will likely be a Christmas gift.  Just finished it up this weekend.  Hoping it make a great gift for someone.  I should have another Uke finishing up soon, so stayed tuned!

Very Cool Headstock

I really like this headstock.  It's on a 4 String Guitar I just posted for Sale on ETSY and Artfire.  Check it out!

This one's taking a while, but will be worth the wait.  I'm using a "Playboy by Don Diego Box" which is a very nice box (I've used them before).  This one will have 2 pickups ... one Magnetic Pickup from a Fender Strat, and a Piezo Pickup embedded in the Purpleheart & Brass bridge.  Haven't figured out the schematics of how I'll wire it up yet, but will keep you posted.  I'm using the same vintage Gibson tuners as used on the Ole Vintage Uke posted earlier.  Lots of neat features to be added.  Keep in touch!

Miss Ethel - All Dressed up and Ready to Go

Finished off Miss Ethel today.  Everything came together nicely.  I do need to tweak one of the frets yet, but will let it sit overnight before I do any more work.  Just want to make sure everything has a chance to settle in with the tension of the strings.

Miss Ethel will soon be singing

Recently, I started a commission build (thanks Bro!) using a vintage Cigar Box (circa 1901).  The box was in rough shape, with paper peeling in many places.  Otherwise the all wood box was very sound.  Is a little warped on the top, but that's getting addressed as well.  After getting the paper seated, I put 4-5 coats of High Gloss Lacquer on the box, and started to work.  We decided to take the sound out the side on this one to protect the top, and it looks cool as well.

This box is a "Miss Ethel" brand, and originated in Maryland (I think).  The label on the end says "The 5 cent cigar of America".

Will post additional pics as I progress.

Enjoy!

Unique Tail Piece

The business end of this Uke is pretty unique.  I used ball ends from old guitar strings as string ferrules, and inlayed them in a small piece of Black Walnut, and tied it down with a few Brass Screws.  I like the clean look of this... may use it again in the future!

Business Cards

Not sure if Business Cards make you "legit", but a little Marketing seems like the right thing to do to take this to the next level ... slow and steady ...