This little Jack Tenor Ukulele came in to me for modification.
This is quite a masculine instrument with a clumsy neck. The owner, a young woman, was used to a tenor with a much more slender neck profile. She asked me to make a modification to the neck of her new Jack Tenor to bring it closer to what she was used to.
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| First step? Take to it with a wood rasp! |
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Roughed into shape. I took measurements up and down the neck of her older Tenor Uke to get
an idea of how much timber to remove. |
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Sanded and prepped, ready for finishing. The timber is an Australian plantation wood, probably
Paulonia. It is very stiff and rigid but also very opened grained. I used Titebond glue as a
grain filler which worked very well. |
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| Titebond grain fill fine sanded and ready for clear coat. |
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Clearcoat applied. I used Dulux Acrylic lacquer from a spray can for this tiny application.
3 coats of semi gloss to match the original finish. |
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| A great result when it's impossible to see that anything has been done at all. |
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| Another happy customer! |
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