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Uploaded by on Oct 14, 2007

Here's a video of my home made cookie tin ukulele

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  • I just got done making a sweet cigar box ukulele, but I'm really liking the sound of cookie tin banjos & banjoleles; I might have to build one next. Did you use red oak for the neck? And if you're using steel strings, is there any sort of bowing in the neck or anything like that? I'd imagine there isn't 'cause of the short scale, but it'd still be good to know.

  • @mouthbreather1 It's just super cheap poplar and no, there's no bowing. Sad to say, this one's been in storage since I moved to the Yukon about a year and a half ago.

  • ok thanks dude ill check my local guitar shop even if they dont have any the guy likes me so ill be able to order them. iv seen a guy use match sticks with the ends cut off them but im not shure if that would work with the strings. ( i daont actually play the ukulele, i play guitar and bass but im hoping to learn soon) would this work?

  • IF you glue them all in place and sand then all flush, I can't see why they wouldn't

    :)

  • what are you useing for frets? and if they are real where did you get them from? please wright back cause im making 1 of these for my friends christamas.

  • Yes, it is real fret wire that I purchased from the Ottawa Folklore ctr (in Ottawa). I don't remember what size you need so you may need to talk to your local Luthier and they will know and will be able to show you how to use it.

    Good luck!!

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  • HI BILLY MAYS HERE AND I'M GOING TO PLAY THE UKULELE!!!

    I had to say it.

  • I like this. It's not a fancy instrument but from what I can see you put in some nice workmanship. This is what folk instruments are all about.

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  • This is great.

    I used flat toothpicks for my ukuleles. It works pretty well on nylon strings. I'll need metal frets when I make a steel stung taropatch.

    Keep up the good work.

  • Cookie ukulele? "sweet" sound lol . *lame joke* XD

  • Wow that sounds surprisingly good! Did you use electric strings?

  • how...

  • you look like wheezy waiter :O

  • A Cookielele!! Sounds great!! Super!!

  • Nifty little instrument.

    I'm building a canjolele now, so seeing how other people did theirs is a good source for ideas.

  • I thought you were gonna say "Billy maze here with the new banjo cleaning liquid!" ... But cool banjo/canjo.

  • Good vid..Shame about the Coldplay music in the background!

  • Excellent. Going to post the plans?

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