Not bad for a $20 uke. I wish you'd made a sample with the old strings so we could hear the difference.

I if get this ukulele I’m going to paint it like Brian’s Red Special😂

I'd just ordered like this, few minutes ago. Thanks for this video, now I know how to Assembly my upcoming ukelele.

I got one for learning, and I paint it with spirited away theme

Thanks! These are being advertised all over the place so I got a couple. One for me and one to give as a gift. Your pointers were helpful and I'm looking forward to a fun little project.

Just what I needed thank you

it sounds really nice!!

This is a great video, thank you! Bummer about the plastic fret board.

I bought one of these from Ebay about a year ago - although mine has a wooden fretboard. No instructions, over wide neck and rubbish strings, as you say. I scuffed up the body to give a distressed look, and slapped on a coat of satin varnish.The end result is perfectly playable, and gets put in the suitcase when I go on holiday, and can't take anything bigger to play.

It sounded great! I wish i could get that for my cousin, Tyler Do on Christmas Eve. He loves the Uke! 🪕💕🎆

For a person who plays the ukulele, I think it sounded and looked great! I just ordered one :)

I know that these kits and many of the guitar kits are knocked out on CNC equipment in China using the cheapest parts they can find like the strings that were provided but it still amazes me that they can retail them in another country for such a cheap price I am a retired woodworker and over the years many family has come to me to ask if i could build them something that was mass produced they found in a store thinking they were going to save money. Because i built many of my things for my use often when they pulled out the ad and picture they saw that item in i would have to tell them yes i can build that but not for less than that price and they would get confused Because i have to build each and every part by hand and as a one man shop it will take me so many weeks to build each part not being able to cut all those needed in a hours time and spend a day assembling it plus often people thought the item they were looking at because of the stain/ finishing process was actually a solid exotic wood which they really were a veneer over who knows often its RubberWood or some other inexpensive grade lumber And even if its Venneer it can still be sold as Solid Wood and Real Cherry or whatever the Veneer Species is used its bot solid Cherry Wood or whatever. If thats what they really want usually i cant buy the materials for under the cost their ad is selling it for there is nothing wrong with Veneers ive used them for years and if they are applied correctly they can make a product look Beautiful and last a long time heck my own dining room table is Veneered wood back to your video not a bad little Uke for under 20 dollars although no instructions for most people could be a problem it does look like they did a okay job on the bracing in the pictures ? Heck ive owned commercially sold guitars that sounded okay with crappier bracing from the factory (not name brand ) BTW one of which is a 12 String that was from the 1970s and yes the Bridge was reattached a few times before i got it as a hand me down i too reglued the Bridge despite it being a Supposedly Professional job it pulled off with all the torque The guitar had a lot of 1970s stickers and Badges on it along with a decent sound so i did play it for years and always knew it wasnt going to last so i didnt put a lot of time or money into it actually my 27 year old son has custody of it now

I ended up getting the other kit that comes with rosewood bridge and fretboard, doesnt cost too much more. built 2 of them so far and they both turned out nice :)

Hey man! You've inspired me to try and make a ukulele. Because it's a first time project I got a kit, I've remade a body in a different style but am using the original neck and gear. i think it's roughly the same kit as this one. could you explain why you had to file the nut and saddle? i'm in the last steps and wondering if and why i should do so too. Thanks!

I want to ask this kit for Christmas

I think it turned out pretty well. Shame the fretboard was narrower than the neck. That happened on both of my eBay necks (one soprano, one concert, same seller/listing).

I was thinking of ordering one and this is really helpfull. Great video!

I picked up one of these kits, unused, from a charity shop here in the UK for £5 (about $7). The worst thing is the plastic parts. The fretboard is pants, so I'm using it as a template for uke fretboards (concert soprano). I've had a really nice carved salad bowl waiting to be used as an instrument body for a while, so I used the neck to turn this into a Uke; made a fresh fretboard and made the soundboard and bridge from scratch (using the original bridge as a guide). I ended up with something that looks like it was built by dwarves but it sound really nice, even with the original strings and tuners. I intend to use the body to make an eight string tenor.

I enjoyed your video...well done!

I'm considering getting one of these kits and using it to bring to the renaissance festival. Where did you get the friction pegs? I was thinking of also swapping out the standard for friction.

Hi I have a question , which part should start to measure for the firstor end of the bridge or saddle to 12 fret?

I bought the 16 dollar kit to. It says its a tenor but only 21 inchs. would' nt it be a soparno ? Also what strings did you buy ? Thank you.

Not the highest quality kit but good to see how it goes together. Bummer about those strings. Thanks for doing this video sir.

I got one (actually, I got 58 for my kindergarteners to assemble for our instrument building unit), and I’m having trouble with the fixing rings. I know you used different pegs, but did you try using the fixing rings at all? I wanna make sure I’m not doing it wrong before I give up and just glue them 😂 I’m also trying to make some instructions so I need to figure this out.

Why did you replace the given geared tuners with friction tuners? Thank you for the video. On the other hand, there are plenty of cheap ukes in Craigslist, etc, but I would miss out on the build and the challenge. It might be good throw-away travel uke and also having fun building it.

I wouldn't recommend these DIY jobs unless someone has the tools and materials -- and some skill working with them. Off the top, when you include the sandpaper, glues, varnish, etc. it works out to be a much more expensive a project. Mine appeared to be a collection of random parts, and reject parts. The back of the neck looked like it had been cut out by a chain saw. I wasn't prepared for that and it took me a few hours to sand it down by hand. It did come with a warped rosewood fret board; however, it didn't fit the neck for one thing; for another the fret wires were high on one side and low on the other and it took some heavy-duty dressing. The tuners were badly machined reject parts. I jury rigged them to work but still need to buy some new ones. The nut was soft plastic and 32mm, not 35mm, so I had to buy a new one that would fit at 35mm. Anyone considering buying one of these should rethink spending another 10 bucks to get a better, already made, one.

*Installs Neck* "Shops would save so much time by installing the neck first." *Installs fret board* "The fret board is too wide." XD

Well yeah dude. Ofc the strings are gonna sound dead snd won't stay in tune. That happens with everyone new ukulele

+Piezo pickup .

I got one of these for Christmas and don’t know where to start. When the neck is connected to the body, they don’t line up great, and the fret board seems to be rosewood and is warped, any suggestions on what to do?

What string did you put on it? They sound really good!

Would be great if you could build a ukulele fully out of popsticle sticks!

Have you seen the Howtoon cardboard ukulele kit? I’ve thought about getting that for my kiddo.

I have one right now but I don't know how to fix it so I watched this

what song is it from 5:55? It sounds amazing

I was interested to see in the playing demo that the technique you used at the end is the same as frailing on the banjo. Is that a typical ukulele technique?

Good work. I'm surprised you didn't trim down the neck a little to get by that fretboard problem. Or were you wanting to test the parts as they were supplied? I guess that's a problem with plastic fretboards - that you can't finesse them as you fit them? Other than that, it's playable and a great start for any wannabe builders.

I really need help with the step 5

Where can I buy de black tuning machine?

This is going to make me the coolest baby sitter

How do you add the strings?

where did you get the new tuners ?

Well, I think I'm going to buy one of these to have a knock around ukulele that I would have not problem with accidentally throwing in a ditch or something.

Should’ve put the link in the description

Could you give me the link so i could buy one

should have played the strings you didnt like. maybe we would have liked it. how much were the stings you bought?

What did u glue the neck on with?

Not really a $16 uke if you replaced strings and tuners - how much were each so we can have a real final cost?

Taught this was on vat 19

Would you recommend the kit with someone who has no knowledge on building a ukulele?

You should make a crooked ukulele

Whare did you get the strings

If I do this I am going to paint it like the jimmy page dragon telecaster

Did u use titanium strings

Sanding?

I have something similar. Remind me to make a video of it if I forget.

Its sounds good or bad in your experience

hmm this guy needs moor likes

Yah, $16 plus $52 shipping.

It is $40 on Amazon

I’m trying to laser cut a ukulele in design and robotics... I’m going to fail😂

I don’t have the little dots😭

Wow you show us the kit don't put a link to the kit

Alli express?))

I bought 1 for 8 dollars whole set

I just made my sister her very first ukulele from a DIY kit I bought online for just $16 and pimped it like crazy. LOL. It's heaven-themed (as my sister requested) and made a video on how I made it. You should check it out guys, I hope you love it as much as I do. Now I bought another kit and Im planning to install a pickup as well. I will post video on it as well once Im done with it. Thanks

I got one for 36 bucks. Im thoroughly disappointed Peg cap things are too big Fret board has no screw holes Screw holes are not aligned properly. Should be expected though. Since mine came from Walmart.