Saturday was my day to relax, so Tasha watched Eve while I worked on Dad’s ukulele.  I succeeded in getting the front binding on and filled.  Most of the afternoon was spent sanding and scraping and there’s still more to go.  I created a Facebook album to chronicle the progress, it is coming along well!  There were a few imperfections in the ( Read more... )

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Today I began work on my second ukulele, this time it’s a project for my Dad.  He wanted me to make him a Grizzly ukulele kit but with some additional frills… different tuners and wood binding along the edges.  Today I accomplished the repetitive but relaxing task of sanding the kit parts.  While doing so, I noticed a squeaking sound as I was ( Read more... )

This weekend has been hectic but fun.  We spent most of yesterday shopping and then gaming for my buddy Ed’s birthday, followed quickly by a D&D session on Sunday.  The remainder of the weekend was spent doing our normal end of the month routine, which included some extra baby shopping and the creation of the monthly budget.

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After all these concerts, it was nice to get to relax and sleep in today.  (I know, it’s a rough life but someone has to do it!)

Last night I decided to put my new Aquila strings on my ukulele.  This required a few small modifications in order to make it work.  The Aquila strings are made from a material known as Nylgut, which is essentially ( Read more... )

Tonight we joined the Waltons for a concert in Boulder, but this was not just any ordinary concert.  It was a concert by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro.  The venue was a giant barn in the middle of a park in Boulder, which held around 1200 people.  The show was sold out.

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Today I decided to finally do something handy and I started building a ukulele.  Several years ago, my Dad gave me a Grizzly ukulele kit and it has sat uncompleted for quite some time.  Recently, I have been regretting not using my workbench for anything, so this project serves a double purpose.

Getting the materials together

After a run to our ( Read more... )