Is it a big Ukulele? Is it a tiny four stringed Guitar? I don't know, I don't have time for silly labels.

Built for the reddit 2x challenge, this thing was made from only construction grade crummy Douglas Fir that I found in the shop. And some aluminum, a couple tuners and some nylon strings, but mostly glue and 2x4. And stain and lacquer.

I found that for building the instrument the biggest challenge was the brittleness of the Doug Fir. It wanted to break and crack at every moment, the top and bottom are laminated pieces to give it strength, it has to many braces and I was worried about the acoustic properties of the wood, so it has volume on it's side instead. The body is 3" thick, and it stands a staggering 24" tall from the apex of the body to the tip of the head stock (18" scale, for those playing the home game) and since the fretboard doesn't have enough strength to hold frets, it's fretless. I made the hard pieces on the bridge and the nut out some aluminum stock.



It gets a little buzzy on the high notes, but sounds and plays a lot better than a guitar from Walmart, so I can't complain.