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Very nice. I’m taking it you’re a fan of the Aquila Concert strings? I’ve used D’addario fluros on my tenor, and Aquila Lavas on my 8-string tenor. Do you have a favorite?

Very good looking instruments.   Lovely. 

I'm always impressed when I see guitar builds. These are no exception.

Handsome looking works of art!

Nicely done! 

Always impressive.

Cute little guys! Well done. I'm curious about how you came into possession of Brazilian Rosewood.

Nice work. 

I use Aquila strings almost exclusively on my ukulele's. I tried out the new Sugar strings on these because they were brand new and I was intrigued by the fact they mix sugar cane fiber in the Nylgut. But having played them for awhile, I think I'll probably go back to the Aquila Red strings. Big fan of those.

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My older brother bought up all the exotic wood from Browning Arms near San Diego when they got out of the (wooden) hunting bow business in the early 70's. Most of the stock was Brazilian Rosewood, Burmese Rosewood, Teak, Mahogany and Zebrawood. He made a bunch of furniture out of the larger stock then, many years later he gave me what he had left. I have enough Brazilian Rosewood left for a few more instruments.

^ WOW, you lucky guy!

Beautifully done!  Does the wood type impact the sound at all?

I was never happy with the finish on this piece so I decided to clean it up and French polish it. I use a modified clamp to hold the piece through the sound hole so I don’t have to touch anything while finishing. After the first application of shellac, I took it out of the vice and dropped it on the concrete floor with the clamp attached and this is the result 😫. I haven’t tried any serious repair work in the past and this is definitely a serious repair job. Guess I’ll find out what serious repair work is all about.
You built it. You busted it. You fix it!

Along the lines of what Steve said, there’s a certain magic to musical instrument builds, and yours are always beautiful.

It hurts seeing those photos of the dropped ukulele. Good luck with the repair.

Oh, that's a bummer! With your talent in building these, I'm sure your repair will be great (but still feel so sad for you).

Sorry for the crash! Amazing amount of damage, but a master craftsman with a challenge will know what to do!

Ouch. 😓