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Our next Ukulele Klass Event will be held September 16-19, 2013 in Brisbane. This is the week leading up to SPRUKE - Brisbane's Ukulele Festival.
Carba-Tec® Brisbane will be providing the space for the course, and is located at 128 Ingleston Rd Wakerley QLD 4154.
Class will run from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm.
Included in the course is all materials required to build the instrument. You don't need to bring anything along. As well, lunch along with morning and afternoon tea will be catered.
We've structured the class so that complete novices to woodworking will be just as successful as those with years of experience. The class is equally suited to both women and men, young and not so young.
Student numbers are limited to 10, and all previous classes have sold out. Get in early to avoid disappointment.
Here you can see some of what happened during last years class held in Cairns.
Carba-Tec® Brisbane will be providing the space for the course, and is located at 128 Ingleston Rd Wakerley QLD 4154.
Class will run from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm.
Included in the course is all materials required to build the instrument. You don't need to bring anything along. As well, lunch along with morning and afternoon tea will be catered.
We've structured the class so that complete novices to woodworking will be just as successful as those with years of experience. The class is equally suited to both women and men, young and not so young.
Student numbers are limited to 10, and all previous classes have sold out. Get in early to avoid disappointment.
Here you can see some of what happened during last years class held in Cairns.
This year we will be building a Tenor size Australian Blackwood Pineapple with 17" scale length, using quality geared tuners by Grover, and bone nut and saddle.
This wood makes superb instruments, and is one of my favourites to use.
The building part of the course will run over 4 days where at the end you will have your new ukulele in a easy care shellac finish and a Rock Case Gig bag, ready to take with you to SPRUKE - The Brisbane Ukulele Festival.
We will demonstrate each procedure on an instrument that we will build along with the class, and then you will repeat the process on your own instrument. All the while we watch your progress and assist when required. Throughout the course there will be ample time for questions and demonstrations. We do our best to pass along all the information that you would need to tackle building an instrument on your own, as several of our students have.
Below is a video of the preparation that goes into the kit components you will building with.
This wood makes superb instruments, and is one of my favourites to use.
The building part of the course will run over 4 days where at the end you will have your new ukulele in a easy care shellac finish and a Rock Case Gig bag, ready to take with you to SPRUKE - The Brisbane Ukulele Festival.
We will demonstrate each procedure on an instrument that we will build along with the class, and then you will repeat the process on your own instrument. All the while we watch your progress and assist when required. Throughout the course there will be ample time for questions and demonstrations. We do our best to pass along all the information that you would need to tackle building an instrument on your own, as several of our students have.
Below is a video of the preparation that goes into the kit components you will building with.
Day 1 and we have a tight schedule we have to stick to, so we jump right in with you bracing the top and back of the ukulele. Glueing the tail block to the sides and then the sides to the neck. Before you leave for the day you will have installed the kerf linings to the instrument on both top and back so it will be ready for you to attach the back the next day. It will look decidedly like a ukulele.
Day 2 will have you shaping bracing, and gluing on the back. We'll be partially shaping the neck. Installing fret markers, and frets. Glueing the fret board and peg head overlay to the neck.
Day 3 sees us finish shaping the neck, finish sanding the body and gluing on the bridge. Then we will be a shellac finish. This is a traditional instrument finish that is easy to apply and care for.
Day 4 is devoted to getting your uke ready to make music. We'll be installing the machine heads, making a nut and saddle. Levelling frets and going through all the set up to have your instrument playing like the hand built custom instrument it is.
Day 2 will have you shaping bracing, and gluing on the back. We'll be partially shaping the neck. Installing fret markers, and frets. Glueing the fret board and peg head overlay to the neck.
Day 3 sees us finish shaping the neck, finish sanding the body and gluing on the bridge. Then we will be a shellac finish. This is a traditional instrument finish that is easy to apply and care for.
Day 4 is devoted to getting your uke ready to make music. We'll be installing the machine heads, making a nut and saddle. Levelling frets and going through all the set up to have your instrument playing like the hand built custom instrument it is.
Tuition for the course is $750 AUD.
Included is everything required to build the instrument and a gig bag to carry your new instrument home. And so you don't need to go hungry, or have to find some place to eat, we are providing lunch, morning and afternoon tea.
To secure your spot, tuition must be paid in full on a first come, first in basis.
Please contact me for details on payment options.
If you can't make it to this one and would like to be informed about the next available class, please join my mailing list. You will get a heads up when the next one is scheduled.
Included is everything required to build the instrument and a gig bag to carry your new instrument home. And so you don't need to go hungry, or have to find some place to eat, we are providing lunch, morning and afternoon tea.
To secure your spot, tuition must be paid in full on a first come, first in basis.
Please contact me for details on payment options.
If you can't make it to this one and would like to be informed about the next available class, please join my mailing list. You will get a heads up when the next one is scheduled.
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Thanks to you and Micheal for running the course for us.
It was the best holiday I've ever had and it was a privilege to meet you both and be invited back to the workshop to see where it all happens.
One more round of thanks to Karen and the other ladies for keeping us so well fed.
Miguel Hamber NZ
It was the best holiday I've ever had and it was a privilege to meet you both and be invited back to the workshop to see where it all happens.
One more round of thanks to Karen and the other ladies for keeping us so well fed.
Miguel Hamber NZ
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