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From Jerry's wife, Janelle. Got a call from Thom of the Flea Bitten Dawgs to let me know. From Janelle's facebook page. " Gerald (Jerry) W. Hoffmann, age 75, of New Haven, MO passed away from complications of advanced melanoma on June 28, 2023. Jerry was the son of the late James M. Hoffmann...

I did some work on a fellow member/friends uke. I changed the neck angle by slipping the back to get the action down. That worked out ok but the neck has a bit of a hump in the 3rd to 6th fret area and now the buzz is noticeable with the action set at a reasonable height. This uke has a zero...

A fellow UU'er asked me to try and address a high action problem (5/32" at the 12th) on a uke he bought a while ago. No maker label. It was made by a fellow up in Alaska. Pretty good quality woods and workmanship. Shaving the bridge or making a new thinner bridge is not really going to do...

For all of you that don't use facebook, I am posting some pics of UWC. These are pretty weak compared to some I have seen from Jill Warvel and Seeso. Maybe they will put some of theirs on a public site and link them off this thread too...

Wondered if anyone had some tips on sharpening a tapered reamer. I have a Cello size one that I have not had much use for until recently and it is too dull to work with. I understand they are quite a bit of money to sharpen. This one is a two flute style. Any thoughts? Thanks

Just got this via email this morning in "case" anyone is interested. 15% off instock cases and gigbags from Elderly. http://www.elderly.com/images/ads/COUPON15CASES001-12-12.jpg No affiliation with elderly.

It has been a wonderful year hanging out with all of you. UWC, UITW, Milwaukee and many get togethers. Have a great Christmas and New Years. All the best. A little Charles Brown tune for you. Please Come Home for Christmas. http://soundcloud.com/olgoat52/moorebettahxmas

A bit of drama getting it but it all worked out. It is as expected a beauty in every detail. Slideshow link. http://s813.photobucket.com/albums/zz51/olgoat52/Moore%20Bettah/?albumview=slideshow

Probably old news to most, but in case it is not. at 6:27 in, a little bit of Allen of Barron River Guitars and ukes.

Didn't want to hijack my own thread about thicknessing nuts and saddles. Is there anything in particular to watch out for in buy a used Performax 16-32? Are there some older 16-32s to stay away from (ie design changes that were a definite improvement?) Previous threads seem to indicate it...

Way back when I worked in a shop we had a little ramp contraption that was mounted under the bottom roller of a vertical belt sander that we used to thickness saddles and nuts, bracing material and make the curved ears on Martin style bridges. I don't have a vertical belt sander anymore and...

Just got an email from elderly. They have another 20% deal on strings. wouldn't you know that I stocked up literally last week from them. Bastids! http://www.elderly.com/images/ads/COUPON20STRING010-26-11.jpg

Jerry from Boat Paddle Ukes visited UWC on Sat. While he was visiting with the David and Thom of the Flea Bitten Dogs, I got a chance to play one of serveral prototypes he had brought along. He had a 4 string concert, tenor and a 5 string tenor. What makes them unique is that the neck and...

Given the scientific precedent for "state dependent learning" I have decided that I will only practice playing the uke until after I am totally inebriated so that in June I will be playing at my peak at the optimal time. I think that maybe how the senior CHUG members got to where they are...

I had a problem with a 2008 Pikake Concert and even though I was the second owner they stood behind their product 100% and resolved the issue way beyond my expectations. Thanks to Brian in customer service for fairly evaluating the problem and quickly getting it resolved. Truly an amazing...

Just got an email this morning from Elderly. 20% off string sale incase anyone is interested. No affliliation. Just passing it on. http://www.elderly.com/images/ads/COUPON20STRING04-15-11.jpg

A question came up in the builders sub-forum by one of UUs "resident builders". Pete Howlett was considering holding one of his Extreme Tenor Builds at the UWC 2011 in Nashville Ind as well as on the west coast. His comment was that he did not want to flood the forum with advertisements about...

Has anyone heard anything further on Pete's Tenor extreme build at UWC 2011 in Nashville In? Ie How many days? How much? Been trying to reach him via email with limited success. Thanks

Just finished reading the "The Violin Maker" by Marchese that focused on the work of Sygmuntowicz. Interesting read. Not phenonmenal some parts were worth the time. I have read one of the books by the Hill Bros on strads which was also interesting and played the fiddle for a bit in my late...

Ran across this on finewoodworking. Fast path to that "aged Cherry" color. http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35631/tanning-beds-accelerate-aging-for-cherry-not-just-humans