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PROJECTS: |
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On my 4th guitar, I kept a time log as I performed each task on the
guitar. |
Since I had given my first one away, it was time for me to make another one, this one for me to keep! | |||||
This is a collection of emails sent and received as I was building
my first Size 5 guitar. |
I hadn't made one of these for a LONG time and missed this cute little size! | |||||
A very basic description of the processes as I built this dreadnought
for a customer in 1997. |
So now it's the summer of 2010, and a larger size uke, with a really different style of bracing, has caught my fancy. | |||||
A much more detailed daily account of the building of this dreadnought
in 1998. |
Following Pete Howlett's plans, I built this harp ukulele in the summer of 2011. A really, really fun build! | |||||
A detailed daily account of the building of this, my own strange creation,
also in 1998. |
For the summer of 2012, I will be building another harp ukulele, to replace the one I sold in February to a fellow teacher. | |||||
Detailed daily account of a "00" size guitar I built in
1999. |
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Detailed daily account of this F-5 mandolin, built in 2000, using
Roger Siminoff's book. |
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I built this in 2001, using both Bruce Ossman's and Henry Strobel's
books. |
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2002's project, using a Stew-Mac blueprint and video. |
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Last summer's project (2003). |
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Building a dreadnought for a teacher buddy's son. |
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A gift for a retiring teacher colleague (2005). |
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I loved building Tracy's uke so much, I just had to make one for myself (2005)!!! |
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A quick, three-weekend project. |
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Modelled after a Taylor Grand Concert (12 series) guitar. |
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Torres-style (with the exception of a bolt-on neck!) classical. |
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GENERAL BUILDING INFO: |
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Here are some links to lots of really fantastic sites on building
stringed instruments. |
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Some thoughts on the advantages of starting with a kit, along with
a list of helpful books. |
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A very basic list of tools to begin with. |
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A much more comprehensive list of my most-used tools and jigs. |
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Fret Bender , Circle Jig, "Remodeled" Fingerboard Taper Jig |
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This shows my workspaces in my former house, before I moved to my
present-day home. |
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OTHER STUFF: |
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My Pets |
Abigail
, Emily , Maggie (Somewhat related
. . . Kitty Haiku!), and Hannah Banana (my Formosan Mountain Dog) |
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Feel free to email me (Kathy Matsushita) if you have any questions or comments:
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