I built a UKULELE for my sister's birthday, from scratch - full build, no talking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is how I built a ukulele for my sister.
this is my second attempt at making a ukulele, I did build one for myself before the one you see in this video. my sister's is exactly the same as mine except mine has a quarter sawn figured maple fretboard, cheap tuning machines and doesn't have a heel cap.
0:00 Milling (with power tools)
0:42 Yay! Hand tools !
Specs are:
. mahogany top and back
. maple sides
. maple fretboard
. spruce bracings
. mahogany shop made kerfed linings
. walnut neck (14-ish ° scarf joint)
. walnut rosette inlay, mahogany tail block inlay
. walnut bridge with bone bridge saddle
. 345 mm scale length
. bone nut
. Gotoh tuning machines
. Aquila strings
Nothing flashy, just a simple & classic design.
Link to the full demo (Dream a little dream of me):
• Sound test of my handc...
I'm building things all the time,
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The song in the intro/outro is "Dream a little dream of me". Full video can be found here : th-cam.com/video/xFRGUYterBA/w-d-xo.html
7:50 A simple and ingenious idea
i knew it as soon as i heard it 😂
If you did an ukelele, you would do a venezuelan tipical instrument the El Cuatro.
This brings me back the old times when my family still had a guitar factory.
omg that’s so cool!
@@laurennbull Yes, I can still remember the smell of the wood and the wood stain.
I want to learn how to build a guitar, but nones teach how
Your family sounds awesome😂
@@iavathar2120 I look for a teacher in the internet. Then I paid for a 8 month course in guitarmaking. I bought Cumpiano's book too.
As a uke player I found this process amazing. I never knew so much work goes into creating our delightful little instruments. Beautiful choice of woods.
Glad you liked it. Those woods were the only one I had so not really a choice but I like it too ! Kind of unusual :)
Can I ask u a question did u learn just uke and not guitar? Cuz justa suggestion as a quitar player, I learned to play guitar. But I can fairly easily play a uke too. So might be worth to learn guitar as well
@@nikitadubrovskyi4050 What for is to buy a guitar, when all that some people play is pop songs of bands, and all that.
Ukulele is more than enough for that purpose.
@@nikitadubrovskyi4050 because Guitar is overrated, everyone chooses guitar, there is no harm in making a stranger choice
@@nikitadubrovskyi4050 if you watch his earlier videos, you''l see he plays guitar
As an aspiring luthier with a couple instruments under his belt, I gotta say I learned a whole lot from this video. I hope someday to achieve this level of craftsmanship.
Might be sooner than you think :)
I never understood why wasting time on cutting things in shapes and polishing them by hand is celebrated and aspired so much! sure you brought a beautiful idea to life but when it comes to luthiership, it's just doing most of it again and again. Why not spend time on crafting things that can automate the the process and then just focus on improvisation
@@mdchy3098 I get what your opinion comes from, but we probably live in 2 very different worlds (I'm not talking about geography, or politics, I'm just saying that profitability has no place in my life). It's a bit like your mom's meal versus fast food restaurants ... Furthermore, I use my brain all day at work, so it's nice to get back home and use my hands from time to time :)
@@tchiksguitars If you enjoy doing it by all means do it, I apologise if I came out sounding personal there. The meal analogy doesn’t work here in my opinion, I'm not saying they're the same. Look at it this way. Considering time is precious thing of all, I do not think anyone spending obnoxious amount of time in mundane, unnecessary, manual parts of cooking is something that deserves glorification.
Well again. Precious is subjective term. If by precious you mean time is money (or something similar involving a material dimension), then from my perspective (I insist, my perspective, not talking in anyone's name here), it's only precious if you spend time doing what you like. I happen to like woodworking with hand tools, like other people like fishing (hands), playing music (hands), drawing (hands), bushcrafting (hands), knitting (hands). You can also chose to watch people fishing, bushcrafting, knitting, and drawing on television too, but it feels a little less relaxing and/or challenging, wouldn't you agree ?
Well, I am no sort of woodworker, but I am a ukulele player. I watched this video, mesmerized, from beginning to end. Unbelievable skills and knowhow. A gorgeous ukulele with a great tone. Very nice playing. And both filming and editing are awesome! Many thanks for this great video.
Wow thank you so much for those kind words. I'm not a ukulele player myself so I hope there's nothing sacrilegious in my playing !
@@tchiksguitars Well, I have to disagree about your not being being a player! But even if you weren't, we uke players proselytize all the time. It's a great kind of instrument, and that one you made is a beautiful specimen!
@@tchiksguitars you say that you don't play ukelele BUT YOU CAN PLAY FINGERSTILE?! I play ukelele for more than one year and i can't do that, you are such a good player :D
@@tchiksguitars trop trop bien !
I’ve been playing uke for about 2 years and..... I saw him put 3 strings and thought “there’s supposed to be 6!” I’m learning the guitar rn and getting confused lol
you're definitely the master of the planer. :D huge respect for your skills in using hand tools instead of machines, for many of the jobs.
Thank you ! I love using the planes because it's a very progressive work, I think it's sometimes more reliable than machines :)
I wish my brothers would build a uke for me, Instead they just steal my food lol
I do both, he has no excuse :)
Just told that to her, she added : "my food, and my guitar strap"
When you are familliar to the names of wood because of Minecraft
*OH I SEE*
smh lol
If I could ever do this, I'd probably make a baritone ukulele and put standard ukulele strings on it.
There were times when I actually held my breath - "he's going to CHISEL away the edge of the face???"
As others have said, it's nice to appreciate everything that you cannot see inside the sound hole.
Hope your sister had a happy birthday.
Haha I was skeptical too the first time I did that but I couldn't figure out a better way to do it, and if you understand the grain direction it's not that risky :)
100% hand made. Just wonderful.
98%
@@janszikora8284 close enough in my book.
I was going to say 95 :p
13:11 Best Sound Of The All Web EVER
ShhhhtloiiiiiingGGG, would have been the subtitle :)
@@tchiksguitars Pas pu maintenir le "sustain godonlé" de la lame... parasité par le son du cube de bois qui tombe. Ca retire 80% du charme de ce son mais bon, le voila.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zKVYbEX8fHvqkCJAQEojRFLzukW5IEnR/view?usp=sharing
Tu es belge francophone mais ton anglais écrit est absolument parfait. Nous, les français, là-dessus, on est des grosses brêles.
Ahahaha. Espèce de fou !
Kind of sounds like an m1 garand ping
@@sethmathews3273 I am definitely NOT in the weapons thing but I know that sound and yes, you are right. :)
If I could ever do this, I'd probably make a baritone ukulele and put standard ukulele strings on it.
Good news! Some people do play bari with standard GCEA tuning so just go change it lol
building my own ukulele was my absolute dream, or At least someone builds it just for me,.
this is so cool, dude I wish you're my brother.
I wish I was my brother so I wouldn't even have to bother making them ahaha
Blessings for taking precious time to create this beautiful instrument for your sister...such a beautiful thought. Sharing your process (so much hand work!!!!) was really wonderful...I hope she enjoys it as much as you did the process!!! Thank you for an inspirational video
I’m just learning how to play ukulele and have absolutely no knowledge of anything related to woodworking, but I watched this video the whole way through and loved every moment of it. Your work is absolutely beautiful!
I have a new found appreciation for ukuleles as well (I mean after I built it)
Watching this makes me feel like I should've paid more for my ukulele.
same D: i bought mine for about 15 or 20 bucks with case, tuner and extra strings oof
Yours probably was more efficiently made in a line of production
@@2137milo Wow....I only got a cover. But damn yeah...the craftsmanship for this stuff is crazy.
same here
Dude huge respect for this and guitar projects. I love to watch these videos and I admire your skills!
So impressed. I love this kind of work, I love all the different tools you use, it's a remarcable patience also. Amazing work dude, you are so talented
If i was in your place then i could have get bored and leave the work incomplete.......👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻bravo......for your hardwork........👍🏻👍🏻
I think the amount of work that went into the video production wasn't far off the amount of work that went into making the ukulele. Both are outstanding! Thanks for uploading for our education and entertainment.
Thank you so much ! I'm discovering both aspects at the same time so it can only get better :)!
Apparently, this is a very good sister, since she is being given such a gift! Apparently, this is a very good brother when he makes such a gift to his sister! Happiness to your family !!!
Happiness and health to yours ! :)
Love the use of masking tape to see the lines better and to line things up rather than relying on hard to see pencil! Will use that technique from now on! Thanks!
It's beautiful. The different woods compliment each other and it sounds really good too.
Beautiful craftsmanship. A pleasure to watch
Very fun watching this build! Great job and it does sound very nice! Thanks for sharing
Hypnotisée du début à la fin ! Quel travail ! Quelle perfection ! Vous êtes un artiste et un Maître 👏👏👏 !
Wow man, you are awesome. I can't get over how fascinating the whole process is, this is only the 2nd vid I've seen of yours, but I'm hooked now. Subbed and probably going to binge your channel tonight.
I just build my first one from a kit. It came out pretty good. I like yours and the way your built yours!!!
A kit is a very good place to start !
beautiful build, simple timeless design...inspiring!
Beautiful - the process and the end product.
You certainly have the knack of not only first class luthery but you have nailed the art of TH-cam video building. First rate.
Well thank you !
Wow! Wow! Wow! If only I had a brother like YOU!!! As a Uke fan I was captivated and could not stop watching! Who knew it takes so much to make a great uke! You've got skills man! Thx! ❤
Thank you :) she's lucky she has me, go tell her that
best uke I've seen built yet!
That's beautiful. You have a very fortunate Sister. :)
Didn't offer her anything in 28 years :p
@@tchiksguitars Trust me, I am a Ukulele player. Waiting 28 years for that Ukulele is so worth it! :)
Haha thank you ! I never played any high end ukulele so I didn't really know what to expect here, esthetically and sound wise, but as far as my ears are concerned, I'm now very happy about the sound this makes :) wish I could find an actual ukulele player to better showcase this but ..meh.
True craftsmanship
wow I loved how you played at the end!
Another episode of what youtube recommend to watch in quarantine
stunning work of art, and I hope she ardours her new Ukulele
Excellent work! Astonishing.
Such a great and instructive video - thanks so much
A lovely demo and beautiful sounding instrument. Thanks
Thank you so much
Very, very nice job.
Congratulations !
first class workmanship
Brilliant everything, your sister must be a lovely happy person, well done, love it,,,
She is a lovely person but don't tell her
Amazing detail perfect
I would love to have a brother like you..You did a hard work just to make your sister happy ❤..
Quel savoir faire incroyable, chapeau ! 😲
It’s nice for you to do this for your sister
I have two sisters, so I hope I could do stuff like this for them one day :3
Make a 12 strings guitar and make them share it :p
tchiks guitars and furniture that’s a good idea 💜
I've built a few but stewmac kits with pre-bent sises. Usually do it for newborns in the family, sold a few too. Yours are much better in
the kerfing. I love your mould also. Very professional.
This is absolutely art
Amazing build!
Amazing video! One of the best tutorials on TH-cam..
Hehe thank you ! I tried to document every single step in the making, thanks for noticing :)
That's perfection loved it!
What a sweet thing to do for your sister.
These sounds are so great
Que aula!!! Excelente trabalho, parabéns!!!
Truly brilliant, your skill and attention to detail is a credit to you. The only down side for me was the 11 adverts I had to watch during a 23 minute video! Thanks for sharing this.
Spectacular instrument!
Thanks !
Super satisfying wood cuttting
brother love to sis......really very sweet of u!🌹❤️❤️😍
A talented luthier.
This is gorgeous! Great work!
Thanks for watching !
Beautiful.
Amazing Art of Creating an Art piece.
I deadass just stared at this video for the full 23 minutes this is mesmerizing as hecc
Very beautiful your ukelele ,good job 👏🏻
I could tell when he was sanding and scraping the body that it was going to sound amazing!
Really satysfying
that was the most relaxing thing i've ever watched
Très belles réalisations! WAOW!
Cara muito show !!! Parabéns !! Lindo instrumento. Um trabalho artesanal que valoriza mais ainda o instrumento.
It sounds amazing. Awesome job!!!
Thank you !
This man is replying to everyone who comments 😊
No I don't !! Oh wait ..
Champion design & build....
Parabéns ficou excelente!
absolutely gorgeous
Que trabalho maravilhoso!
Wow esto es un verdadero arte
Quedo hermoso
WOW very good job!
I learned so much from this video! Thanks,
Happy Birthday, sis.
beautiful present
Well done! That turned out great!
Thank you !
Uno de los trabajos mas hermosos y admirables
Un petit ukulélé de 4000 $ gratos pour la soeur !! lol superbe ton ukulélé ! belle sonorité naturel
Trabalho de um mestre....👏👏👏
Que gran trabajo lleva hacer un ukelele. 🙌❤🎶
I love your work😍
Thank you so much !
Beautiful instrument
how can one person be so talented, i-
Just try. You'll see :) it's not that hard
Congratulations, your'e a master. Very well done.
Thank you ,!
Fascinating ❤️
Thanks !
I hope one day I could learn under someone like you. My dad "woodworks" but he has the precision of a blind sniper. Your finesse is what I hope to be able to shadow one day.
Finesse comes with patience and repetition, I don't think there anything innate involved, just patience and will :) I actually learned patience with woodworking, otherwise I'm a pretty impatient guy ! Just work your way through and you'll get there, I promise.
Que bonitooo , quisiera uno asi
Beautiful!!
Thanks !
quedo hermoso, muy rustico pero realmente hermoso
Wow, just wow :D
Pretty sweet!
Woww maple fingerboard ukulele, 😍😍🤩🤩
Yes ! I only realized it was rare when I was done :p
Amazing. I was hoping I could a ukulele but instead I got a guitar but no regrets and btw you are really cool.