Sunday, August 5, 2007

P-Funk on the ukulele iki - That Ugly Guy strumming again

Duration: 77 seconds
Upload Time: 07-05-20 11:01:06
User: kd5txo
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My homemade tiny ukulele..about 80% the size of a soprano ukulele. Scale length is 11" and overall length is 15.75" Made from Koa, Southern Cypress, and Ebony woods. Also see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCeYXLcOnM http://paranoid.dechengst.nl/drbob/ for pictures of the build process

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elgringodeportugal ::: Favorites
great !
07-05-20 16:41:39
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ChrissyChiChi ::: Favorites
hah love it,how long did that take you to make?
07-05-20 18:21:50
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kd5txo ::: Favorites
I built it in a little over a month once I got all the parts together. Next one will have thinner wood thickness...
07-05-20 19:41:59
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kd5txo ::: Favorites
I hand-planed down the wood to 1.8 mm on this one (two day job) and it's still too thick. This uke is a good strummer, and it fits in a standard business attache case (the reason I built it). I have some digital photos of the building process over at if you care to take a look. Heat bending the sides (two lightbulbs as a heat source) was easier than I thought it would be.
07-05-20 19:45:14
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kd5txo ::: Favorites
I put the url to the digi pics up in the description because youtube has an obnoxious url blocker....see the bottom of the main video description for the url
07-05-20 19:52:38
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omaregb ::: Favorites
you rock dude
07-05-20 20:08:59
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shinxonshonga ::: Favorites
here in brazil exists a similar instrument with sam tune .... here we call this "cavaquinho"
07-05-22 14:50:41
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kd5txo ::: Favorites
"The modern 'ukulele is a close relative of the cavaquinho of mainland Portugal, and the braguinha of the Portuguese islands of Madeira. Madeira was the homeland of the first large group of Portuguese settlers in Hawaii." "August 23, 1879."
07-05-28 11:33:05
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bomjumaku ::: Favorites
YOU ARE FUCKING AWESOME! You are actually good at your instrument. That was great, and the screaches were great also!
07-05-22 17:46:17
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kd5txo ::: Favorites
thanks for all the comments...now go over to my main page and watch all of those other videos I've uploaded and then rate em HIGH and I soon be on my way to youtube stardom!! Whoot! Honestly, I was really stunned that one crummy strum got so many views. Thanks much for the interest.
07-05-22 20:07:51
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13STRINGS ::: Favorites
GREAT STUFF!
07-05-23 04:40:48
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laxel01 ::: Favorites
thats awsome!!
07-05-27 02:17:12
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CrazyWallnussDaddy ::: Favorites
yeah, i like the tune on this tiny thingy great job
07-05-31 19:19:59
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mim888 ::: Favorites
ooooo lovely! im honoured such an expert sent me such an encouraging comment on my lame uke attempt! x
07-07-26 20:25:49
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