Hello all: I'm getting ready to (attempt to) build a CB violin. I have a cheap fiddle that I can use to check tolerances and stuff but what I'm Wresting with is how to attach the neck (its an actual violin neck) to the box and how much bracing I'll n
Read more…I've been wondering recently about which factors in the making of a CBG contribute to it having good sustain.
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Hi all,
I've been thinking recently about the design I use for my necks, which is currently neck-though, with a recess carved out. As I use homemade boxes with thin lids, I need to accommodate bracing on the underside of the soundboard, throw pickups
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Building my first CB uke and when I strung it the the action lifts signifcantly.
The neck is bolted and glued and is firm as are the nut and bridge but the neck lifts under tension.
The sound board is the bottom of the box which was the deeper po
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