Tin Can Ukulele! Wildwood Flower

Here is a tin can ukulele I made recently. It is walnut and mahogany with an italian espresso can.


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Category:

Music

Tags:

• ukulele
• vintage
• tin can
• reso
• reso-uke
• old time
• folk
• aaron keim
• wildwood flower

[myboytheharp]

Hey there good sir, i am begining to make something like this, you inspired me, except i had an idea of placing the tin can inside a cake tin, and cutting holes in both to make like a double resonator, what do you think?

[ackeim]

@myboytheharp Sounds like a plan!

[Iheartgo0gle]

Awesome, how did you make the tuning pegs and machine head, or are they store bought?

[ackeim]

@Iheartgo0gle the tuning pegs, frets and strings are store bought

[oopsLOOPS]

i really want to make one now. i just dont know how to measure out the fret positions........ any help?

[ackeim]

@oopsLOOPS do an internet search, there are many web sites that can help you with this

[jetty7655]

Build me one please!!!!

[mcshawnboy]

Man that really awakened me to the potential of a uke! It sounds like Folkways archival recording of folk/Bluegrass players of the last century. You made classic tunes come alive that I wish I had the spring in my step to cut the rug!

[solvealways]

brilliance to the nth degree . . . you can use that for your album title if you'd like

[myrnaukelele]

That is so amazing! I am in awe of your playing and instrument building abilities.

[0713mas]

Aweosome, sounds more like a Mando/uke!!!

[krabbers]

that sounds awesome , thanks for posting

[davemarty2008]

I really enjoyed your entire package.

When I first started the ukulele I made one out of a wooden cigar box;

A couple of years later, I bought my first 'real' ukulele at the dime store for only $2.49 cents + tax. It was a plastic ukulele.

[hotfreshrider]

like

[InuvikPhil]

Wildwood flower! Beautiful

[myboytheharp]

@myboytheharp i will upload a video when its done, fingers crossed should be a month or two