I've built my first Cigar Box Ukulele...sweet!

www.shelleyrickey.blogspot.com
This is the first cigar box uke i've ever attempted to build and it is also my first webcam movie. (How do people do it? Filming themselves all the time? It makes me shy.) Anyway, i really wanted to film my ukulele. Still needs a bit of work but, it ain't half bad. Here it is, with a little demonstration to boot.
www.shelleyrickey.blogspot.com

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• Tonight You Belong To Me
• CigarBox
• Cigar Box
• Ukulele
• Ukelele
• The Uke Box
• Shelley Rickey
• Homemade
• Musical Instruments

[UkeStudent]

Careful, quantity tends to suppress price in the art world.

[shelleyrickey]

@UkeStudent Well, when i say 'lots' that is relative. But I am building up for a good exhibit.

[yodan00b]

wow you have a great singing voice! =) and a cool uke too =)

I see this upload is almost a year old, have you built any more ukuleles since? =)

[shelleyrickey]

@yodan00b Thank you! Yes, i'm building one right now. Hope to have it finished in a couple of weeks!

[UkeStudent]

Why not search the internet for art galleries that have an interest in "folk art"?. I would suggest that you inquire with regard to whether they will provide free estimates of the auction value of "folk art" objects, then refer them to this video as the reference for the quote. What you have done here far surpasses the usual "cigar box ukulele" instrument, and the range of objects from which it is made lend it a certain, quirky provenance. At worst they might ask you to visit and perform...

[shelleyrickey]

@UkeStudent Hi UkeStudent, Thanks for all the great advice. I love the 'sharpie' tip for the frets...very good. Oh, and the folk art gallerie evaluation is a good idea too. I'm making lots of instruments now that i want to sell. Pricing is incredibly difficult. Not only evaluating the piece but i'm up against the dollar/euro exchange problem. Anyway, thanks so much for the great advice! Greetings, Shelley.

[shelleyrickey]

@forumrider67 The whole idea behind a cigarbox ukulele is to make it out of things that are recycled or free.

[AncientItalianSecret]

Crafty and entertaining. You'd be very handy to bunk with in prison.

PS A bamboo shank would make a great xmas gift.....just putting that out there.

[shreddidawg]

Gorgeous all the way. Beautiful singing and cool ukulele.  Tyvm

[thehappyinfidel2011]

You could sing me to sleep every night

[cropperp1]

Utterly charming!

[gulfsurfco]

bravo! Beautiful voice and cool ukulele.

[TimothyVonFink]

Shelley, you are so utterly charming in this video. And I love your performance like I like ice cream. I have listened to this dozens of times over the past year or so. I still enjoy it every time.

[jamminsensu]

Amazing ! Beautiful uke, and beautiful voice.

[angelofmusic477]

Very creative. Have you tried building the ukulele with the sound hole off center like the riptide boulder creek or the applause ovation ukulele. According to those people who tried, it improve the projected sound(louder) and a better tonal quality to the ukulele.Go to the internet to check out. i have the riptide tenor ukulele and it sounds pretty loud and of good tonal quality

[curandero2012]

A sustainable way to give a Cuban cigarbox a total new function.lol

[Eltercero]

Goodness. I like the ukulele, I like your voice, and I like you.