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Fun project but definitely a kit instrument
I bought these as an addition when I was order two guitar kits. They were really inexpensive and didn't increase shipping so I thought what the heck.
This was a fun, relatively easy project and the end result was pretty good. I made two of them as Christmas gifts and the recipients loved them since I hand painted the bodies.
The bodies looked good and took a stain nicely although there was some extra glue spots. The alignment of the necks to the bodies were ok. The fretboards were not the same width of the neck along the entire length so there was some fit issues.
The instructions were the worst part: the placement of the bridge is just wrong and I think you would have horrible intonation if you followed it. I positioned mine so it was 2x the distance from the nut to the 12th fret and it was fine. Lots of info on the internet on this placement.; they could have provided a reference line for where to position the fretboard near the headstock rather than just saying provide 5mm space for the nut; to string the nut, it says to tie a knot in the end of the string but, on both ukes, the C string pulled through. Probably should do the loop and twist method on all which is what I ended up doing. Much more stable tuning.
Overall - they look good, sound ok but tuning stability is iffy. Instructions could be greatly improved. If I bought another kit and it was done reasonably well, I would be able to do a much better job knowing what I know now. Wish I could post photos here since they do look nice.
This was a fun, relatively easy project and the end result was pretty good. I made two of them as Christmas gifts and the recipients loved them since I hand painted the bodies.
The bodies looked good and took a stain nicely although there was some extra glue spots. The alignment of the necks to the bodies were ok. The fretboards were not the same width of the neck along the entire length so there was some fit issues.
The instructions were the worst part: the placement of the bridge is just wrong and I think you would have horrible intonation if you followed it. I positioned mine so it was 2x the distance from the nut to the 12th fret and it was fine. Lots of info on the internet on this placement.; they could have provided a reference line for where to position the fretboard near the headstock rather than just saying provide 5mm space for the nut; to string the nut, it says to tie a knot in the end of the string but, on both ukes, the C string pulled through. Probably should do the loop and twist method on all which is what I ended up doing. Much more stable tuning.
Overall - they look good, sound ok but tuning stability is iffy. Instructions could be greatly improved. If I bought another kit and it was done reasonably well, I would be able to do a much better job knowing what I know now. Wish I could post photos here since they do look nice.
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Nice DIY Ukulele
Sounds good for the price, and it's easy to assamble. Also it's a nice activity for parents and kids to enjoy together.
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JW
Not that great.....but it ended up OK after some unexpected work.
I like the idea of building your own ukulele but.....the quality is not that great though and expected the parts to fit better out if the box. The fretboard did not fit onto the neck properly. The fretboard was much thinner, so I had to work on the neck a lot to make it fit propetly. Tuners could be better, I ended up using replacement tuners. But for the price, a very nice activity to do with my kids.....we enjoyed putting this together.
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Plezant om te maken, klinkt niet slecht
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I love my ukulele projects
I have been buying ukulele kits from Thomann to assemble and give away to family and friends and the projects helped me through COVID-19 lockdowns.
Better quality than I found on other sites. Thank you Thomann.
Better quality than I found on other sites. Thank you Thomann.
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Pd
Très amusant
Projet très sympa à réaliser, mais attention, il faut être bricoleur averti!
Je l'ai réalisé en peintures laquées noire et blanche, le résultat est superbe, mais j'ai dû batailler pour corriger des erreurs de fabrications. Il est impératif d'avoir les outils de bricolage nécessaires, sans ça, impossible d'obtenir un résultat satisfaisant.
Je n'ai pas encore mis les cordes car il reste encore des détails à terminer, donc je ne peux vous dire si ça sonne, ou pas :)
Mais bon, pour le prix ça vaut la peine.
Je l'ai réalisé en peintures laquées noire et blanche, le résultat est superbe, mais j'ai dû batailler pour corriger des erreurs de fabrications. Il est impératif d'avoir les outils de bricolage nécessaires, sans ça, impossible d'obtenir un résultat satisfaisant.
Je n'ai pas encore mis les cordes car il reste encore des détails à terminer, donc je ne peux vous dire si ça sonne, ou pas :)
Mais bon, pour le prix ça vaut la peine.
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CZ
Ukulele DIY kit.
Very nice, good sound, easy to make. I am very pleased. Thank you.
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Fun and sounds decent
It was a fun little project and is a decent instrument. Overall I am very happy with it for what I paid for it. I feel like I should have paid alot more for this.
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It just works
fun to build and it works just as well as my other ukuleles
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