Flatfoot Johnny: Archtop Ukulele and other stuff

In my old wooden cabin up in the hills of south east London I make banjos, canjos, cigarbox guitars and other things that go twang. Every instrument is fully hand made in the traditional way with a minimal use of power tools and usually using reclaimed timber (that way i can use exotic hard woods and sleep well at night). So if you are interested in buying a high quality unique instrument keep checking here or contact me if you would like to commission something. flatfootjohnny@hotmail.com

Sunday, 5 January 2014

Archtop Ukulele and other stuff

A new year a new project. This year i will be venturing into the mysterious arts of hollow bodied instruments and as usual i will be jumping in off the deep end by making an archtop ukulele... stay tuned folks

Here is my home made bending iron, body mould, and front, back and sides cut from an antique Edwardian mahogany wardrobe. The sides need to be planed to size and the front and back need to be carved to shape.

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and other things ive been up to:

a couple of cigar box guitars with some fancy heel carvings and backstraps