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I think I messed up and could use your help.....

Posted by Robert Varcoe on December 27, 2016 at 4:18pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Building what I thought was going to be a uke.... but I think the neck is toooo long. I like the look of the thing and was wondering what I could make of it..... fret board is 14 inches, box is 9 1/4 neck is 1 3/4 at nut and 2" at bottom.... Am I looking at a small 4 string guitar?

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  • sparky37 December 28, 2016 at 9:44pm

    looks like a ukulele to me, see this https://www.cbgitty.com/books-media/fretting-scale-length-template-...

  • Ron "Oily" Sprague December 28, 2016 at 8:11am
    19" scale is perfect for a baritone uke, you could go 18" for a tenor...or you could do a Mandola or octave Mandola.
    • Robert Varcoe > Ron "Oily" Sprague December 28, 2016 at 8:23am

      You guys are the Greatest!

  • Timothy Hunter December 28, 2016 at 1:37am

    look like you can get a nice 19"scale uke out of it...  i have a EZ method for ukulele copyright 1924 and it would call this a guitar-uke also known as tenor guitar or uke-i-tar...  tuned to DGBE

    • Ronald Hanes > Timothy Hunter December 28, 2016 at 7:57am

      I have a baritone duke , it's scale length is 19.5"

      This isn't a mistake you made....it's a Happy accident..

      Ron H

  • Taffy Evans December 27, 2016 at 7:34pm
    In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
  • darryl kernaghan December 27, 2016 at 4:36pm

    You are well within scale length for a tenor, or baritone uke, or even a very short scale guitar, me, i'd string it up unfretted, with a floating bridge, and just see what brings the best out of the box, then fret it to suit

    • Robert Varcoe > darryl kernaghan December 27, 2016 at 7:02pm

      So what I would have is a short (not as many frets) tenor uke.... If I can do this it would be great.... and tnx for you suggestion on the string er up (hanging is too good for it)..... this particular build is my first and BIG failure..... I would like to see it used with a purpose.... tnx Again

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