So, I am long term distracted (at least for a month or so). Above is my jig for drilling the hole for a threaded insert into the neck blank.

I showed the finished ukuklele to the owner House of Musical Traditions, a local purveyor of cool instruments of all sorts. He wanted to sell them if I made more (some of the staff wanted the "prototype" on the spot.). I demurred, being it was my first attempt with several flaws. So I am making two more for his display.



The near one is another Romeo Y Julieta Box, but all red and a little deeper. It will sport a solid catalpa top like the prototype, a three piece mahogany/maple/mahogany bolt-on neck, rosewood fretboard (1/4" this time, so with side dot markers as well), saddle and headstock veneer. The far one is a Padron Delicias box with the original plywood top. The owner of HMT wanted a "funkier" model to see if they'd sell. It will have a two piece mahogany bolt-on neck(same source as the prototype), no headstock veneer, all else the same. As the top is bit thick, I expect this one will be quieter. Might get a piezoelectric pickup once I finish stringing it up and testing its tone. The glue on the bookmatched catalpa top is dying as I write. More later