static-xWell, I built a Cigar Box Ukulele over the weekend (Base pic). I have no idea how to tune it, so it sounds pretty crappy. I like it anyway. I built some Cigar Box Guitars last year (1st, 2nd), but I think the Uke is a bit cooler since it has the same amount of strings as the store bought versions. I also measured the distances between the frets to resemble the real instrument.

I think the cost to build it was under $12. That includes the wood (a block of red oak from Home Depot), the strings (from elderly instruments), the cigar box, and the piezo transducer (from Radio Shack). Yeah, this one is going to be electric. The only reason it isn’t yet is because my buddy Doodle still has my soldering iron.

I wonder if the guys from Static-X need a Ukulele player….