You can see that I first drew a widened part for the head but because the opening is at the other end, the head has to go through the neck part so the whole thing needs to be sized for the head to fit through. Try to keep the pencil as vertical as possible and don't point the pencil in or you might draw on your instrument.įor the neck, and head (where the tuners are), measure the widest point and draw straight lines back to the body. I chose the inner so I didn't end up with a gig bag with pencil marks on it. It doesn't matter which piece of fabric as long as it isn't the outside face of the outer fabric. Lay your instrument on your inner fabric and draw around the body. It would probably be wise to read all of this page before you started drawing.ġ.
I promise there are at least a dozen at every thrift store.
#Ukelele gig bags free
You know the type that you get free with your "welcome pack" at conferences (and only use it while you are there). THe zipper was from a bag of zippers my mother bought at a thrift store when she was visiting.įor the bass bags, I liberated the zippers from a freebee messenger bags. It was good because it didn't stretch and was tough. For the outside we had more of the thick cotton glued to the reflective material (they were roller blinds). I used these for the liner fabric with the cotton facing the instrument because it was soft and padded. They are thick cotton with an insulation filler and what looks like ironing board reflective material.
#Ukelele gig bags windows
We've renovated the house recently and ended up with a stack of roman blinds for windows that aren't there anymore. Zipper- needs to long enough to let the instrument slip through it when it is open (with a bit of extra room to be safe). Liner fabric - needs to be soft and it can be stretchy. If you are going to be outside a lot, waterproof might also be worth considering Outer fabric - needs to be tough enough to protect and it can't be stretchy. Please feel free to comment, ask questions, and if you like it, rate it.
In fact, I think writing up this Instructable took longer! The second one (acoustic electric bass) was all done in an afternoon. I did the first one (baritone ukulele) in an evening/morning (as you can see by the light in the pics) but I was making adjustments and taking lots of pics. I reckon if you are handy with the sewing machine and have the materials at hand, you could do it in a few hours. So, we've got two new instruments that are going to be carted around a lot and nobody likes to carry their instrument around in those cardboard boxes they come in! I made a gig bag for my acoustic electric bass a couple of years ago so I thought I'd document the process this time.
Our daughter's christmas gift is an acoustic electric bass guitar so she can busk in Christchurch with her friends for some extra holiday cash. She'd been practicing on a restrung guitar for a few weeks to learn the chords. My wife plays her shiny Christmas-present-opened-early baritone ukulele in the Diamond Harbour Ukulele Orchestra. This Christmas I decided to make gig bags for my wife's and daughter's new instruments.
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