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Step
13
—Finishing the Tailpiece
Once the soundboard has dried, you are officially into the home-stretch of building this ukulele! Proceed by
first turning the instrument so that the tailpiece is facing toward you. Place the provided ferrules into the pre-
drilled holes. These should go in fairly easily; however, a light tap of a hammer may be required in some in-
stances.
Step
14
—Installing the Neck Brace
Locate the neck brace (Part N) in your remaining parts. Flip the ukulele over to find the pre-drilled holes on
the back of the neck, and the top of the body. Take one of the two provided screws and carefully fasten one
end of the brace, leaving it slightly loose while you screw the other end into the body. Tighten these with your
screwdriver until they are firmly seated.
Step
15
—Installing the Tuners
After installing the neck brace, you are ready to install the tuners (Part J).
The easy way to determine what side the tuners go on would be to orient the open gear on the back so that it
is pointing downwards toward the body of your instrument (see picture below). Using the pre-drilled screw
holes and provided screws (Part K), screw these to the headstock with your fine-tip screwdriver:
