Ben Katz built a gorgeous travel-friendly metal electric ukulele and he took some wonderful build shots along the way to document his process:
I like taking my gourd ukulele with me when I leave school for more than a week or so, but it’s a little annoying to travel with, since it takes up pretty much an entire backpack and is somewhat fragile. Inspired by Amy’s lovely wooden travel ukulele and an awesome one-stringed electric instrument made out of a pipe made by Mike, I made this tiny electric travel ukulele.
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