Cherry pineapple soprano for Lucy

We are currently busy making a very nice looking pineapple-shaped soprano for Lucy (my partner, Sorcha's mum).

We are using some cherry wood I had in stock for a guitar for the top, back and sides, and mahogany for the neck.

The cherry does not have the best grain (not very tight), but Lucy is happy with it to enable the wood to be used, and as it's just going to be an everyday instrument. It may be finished with shellac to give it a slightly darker hue.

Luckily Lucy is a very easy customer to work with!

The top.

The sides in the mould, with kerfed lining glued on to make a surface for the top and back to sit on.

Lucy holding it all together: sides, top, back and neck.

Top glued to sides and trimmed. Bracing can be seen on the inside (cedar and spruce), with a mahogany bottom block. The top block is where the neck will be bolted on.

Progress

Hi,
sorry about the lack of posts, we have had a break in uke building because we had to build bunny hutches, see bunny babble, we are starting up now. Dad just finished the last one a couple of days ago.  I have been taking snaps of our ukes and stuff, but I'll show you later.  Dad has made the side bender, the mold, but he's making another!, we've got the wood and stuff. Here's the pics:

Daddy's uke, my uke, our ukes, and the mold that dad made.

dad's uke



















the mold
















my uke

















our ukes

List of Ukulele songs

Sorry about the lack of posts! I have been Quite busy, I was at my gran and grandad's house for two nights last week. I do losts of songs on my uke, so here are my faveort songs:

I've Lost My Ukulele

I've lost my ukulele,
where can it be?,
I've looked on the
ground and in the sky,

but no uke to be seen,
I've lost my ukulele,
where can it be?
I love my uke,
so I don't want it to go,
away, 

I see my uke in the clouds,
but I cant reach it,
so I climb up the Ifle tower,
and get it down,


I've got my ukulele,
I know where it is,
I love my ukulele
I know where it is!
oh pineapple!


Ukes Come from Hawaii

Ukes come from hawaii,
that is their home place,
if you go hawaii you might
see lots and lots of ukes,


buy one in hawaii,
it's the best place,
there is all shapes and sizes
that you can choose from,


I once saw a man with a uke,
it was made of pam,
there was a soprano,
a concert a tenor,
and a big baritone,


you can get a uke in any shape or size,
ukes come from hawaii,
that's their home place,
I have a uke and I hope you have too!


Sorcha
 

Prices

Hello Readers
The factory prices are in between £30 and £300.
Hand made ones are in between £300 and 1000, or more.
But ours are going to be in between £100 and £300.
Sorcha

My First Post

Hi Readers,

I'm Sorcha the daughter of Gerry, I play a pineapple uke and my job just now in the uke making is designing the logo on our ukes. We are starting on soprano ukes and moving up to concerts. Here are the shapes and sizes of ukes:

Shapes:

Flea - fleas are shaped like a pineapple, and mine is one.
Fluke - flukes don't come in soprano size but we are going to make the first.
Guitar Shape - they are shaped like a guitar, so they look like mini guitars - dad plays one

Sizes:

Soprano - sopranos are the smallest of the uke family, and are the best for kids like me.
Concert - concerts are the second smallest of the uke family and dad plays one.
Tenor - tenors are the second biggest of the uke family, dad thought of getting one.
Baritone - baritones are the biggest of the uke family, and are like a small guitar.
That's the family of ukes, there's more about ukes but I'll leave dad to tell you that!

Sorcha