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I'd like to enter this but only if I can make it work with my goal to donate an instrument to a fundraiser. I work in cancer research and we have ongoing fundraising efforts to support a fund we have to help our patients make ends meet (in the event that the cancer/cancer treatments have taken away their ability to pay rent or utilities). I want to make an ukulele for our upcoming raffle and I won't have time to do two instruments.

I have been taking inventory of things I can use for this. I can get the top, fretboard, bridge, bracing, blocks and linings from reclaimed sources but I haven't yet found materials for the back sides and neck. I do have some walnut that was ruined when I was resawing a guitar set, I can just squeeze an uke back from it. I also have an orphaned slice from the rest of the board that I could get (unbookmatched) sides from. Both of these pieces are/were sitting in my firewood pile. Could those count as reclaimed?

As for a neck. I have another piece of walnut that is an offcut from a guitar neck. It is too narrow to make another neck but if I add a center lamination, I can get an uke neck out of it. This piece is not in my burn pile. Rather my "I may find a use for this someday pile." I figured I would someday make center neck lams or bindings and linings out of it. This probably does not qualify.

I don't want to violate the spirit of the competition, but I don't want to skimp on quality if I am donating the instrument either. If you guys think this counts, I'll jump in. If not, I will hope I run into a decent piece of hardwood that needs a second chance at life before the end of the month.

Makes me want to cruise around and look at pallet lumber!!

I have too many things going at this time to enter this challenge.

Bryan, from what you've described of the materials you have available, I think they would be just fine and within the spirit of the theme.

Thanks Greg. I'm going to keep my eyes open for something that used to be something else. I'll consider this as plan B in case I don't find anything before the start date.

We're going to lengthen the time to 12 weeks too. It will start on April 1st and finish on the MIMF's birthday, July 5th.

With the timeline extended, I expect that this has become doable for more people, so who's in? Show of hands.

<raises hand>

I believe I'm in Bryan. I'm not sure what I am going to build yet. I have some Oak flooring left over from 4 years ago I might use for a neck? I still have some mahogany I took out of the trash pile at work, cutoffs from a shelf install. I am thinking of trying to use some of the pine cutoffs that get tossed out every day at work. I am still trying to decide just what I will do, but I"m sure I will do something. I have enjoyed the challenges very much in the past. I'm glad we are extending the date, because I will be getting a late start. My brother is playing at a sky resort this weekend north of Vegas, and we are having a family reunion at the resort after the show. But I'm am in the challenge with something.

I'd like to enter this but only if I can make it work with my goal to donate an instrument to a fundraiser. I work in cancer research and we have ongoing fundraising efforts to support a fund we have to help our patients make ends meet (in the event that the cancer/cancer treatments have taken away their ability to pay rent or utilities). I want to make an ukulele for our upcoming raffle and I won't have time to do two instruments.

I intend to enter this and you can have what ever I come up with. Is there an instrument easier for you to raffle?

That's really nice Steven! Frankly I'm not sure how much of a draw an instrument will make in the format we are using. Part of the reason I want to do an Uke is to test the waters. One thing we don't do a great job of os marketing these raffles to a large pool of people (the efforts are all voulenteer and the employees tend to be very busy people). If it generates sufficient buzz, I will consider making a guitar next year. My concern is that I may end up spending more than it makes, in which case I would have been better off just giving more money.

Rather than shipping an instrument here and hoping it draws enough money. I would encourage you to find a local charity that speaks to your heart.

I might throw a hat in the ring if enough are interested. I have a piece of cypress and a cast off chunk of maple that I think will work into something pretty good. I participated in the Holiday theme challenge and enjoyed it but wished a lot more people could have been involved. I really like seeing what folks come up with from Louie Atienza's fine work to Peter Wilcox's imaginative use of barb wire. Always a treat to watch the myriad of ideas around one theme so I really hope more hands will show up.

Hmm... the possibilities are endless....
I've been wondering what I could do with grandpa's old cherry wood & cedar steamer trunk. Maybe make an upright Bass?
Gotta find some cheap strings though... $100 limit.

Think I might like to be in on this. Currently have a lot of irons in the fire, so this probably won't get done, but I think it would be more fun to take part than not. I also have a pallet and an old piano hanging around that I've been wanting to do something with other than store stuff on in my garage.

Jacob

G.S. Monroe wrote: Gotta find some cheap strings though... $100 limit.

In the past, string costs have not been factored into the $100 limit.

I'm looking forward to start!
I have one question: How can I pay the fee?

Hans

To pay the fee, use the Paypal "Donate" button (at the bottom of our main page). Then you can create your build thread here: http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=50