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Shane Speal has posted photos of his latest C. B. Gitty kit project, a retro-inspired  Gittylele Concert Uke. The ukulele is part of his "Retro Trifecta" of Gitty Kits, which includes the G-Bass and Tin Pan Alley resonator guitar.   Speal's Retro Uke The Gittylele Concert DIY Ukulele Kit is the full 15-inch concert scale version of our popular ukulele kit. Speal first painted the soundboard in the same off-white color as used on the other two kits. He then c …

The new Gittylele ukulele kit is a blank canvas.  Not only is it a fun and easy kit to build, but all the bare wood on the surface just screams for custom artwork. Use Custom Artwork I recently customized this uke by wood-burning vintage advertising all over the body. I chose labels and logs from 1930's fruit crates to give the uke the appearance that it was actually built using antique boxes.The Gittylele kit is made from thin birch plywood, which is a dream to …