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Fretboard attachment
Yesterday I spent about 10 minutes removing a fretboard that had been attached to the neck with doublebacked tape. I had also clamped it down very well. It made me think. If I ever build an instrument with an opening top again, and an overlappin
Read more…concert uke fret board.
So I built a concert scale uke using a template from circuitsandstrings. It worked out ok but for some reason I need to move all the chord forms 1 fret up from where they would be on a smaller uke. The only exception is the G major chord. It sounds g
Read more…Bass ukulele
First bass ukulele build. Ran into a few problems but all in all I think it came out well and sounds good both acoustic and plugged in. Pretty weird getting use to playing though.
Anyone else out there building a bass uke? Suggestions for future b
Read more…First Ukelele
This is my first Uke build that I made it for a friend. He supplied the carved box. I carved out the spaces between design to create sound holes. It worked quite well. It has a nice warm sound.
Read more…Bracing or not?
If I put neck on box I need brace the box.
Putting box on neck and I don't need braceing.
If the neck in box is too wide, I don't sound good or too quiet.
What to too ?
Advice for my first uke
Howdy,
I am looking for some advice on my uke build. I just completed my first CBG, and I am about to start a uke for my wife. She is a teacher, and she thought it would be really cool to have a uke made out of an old school, paper-covered crayon/s
Read more…First Uke Build
Hi Guys
I've a couple of small cigar box's that are a bit too small for my usual CBG builds so I thought I'd have a go and make couple of Uke's , the widest timber I have left over is 1 1/2 x 3/4 so it would be a straight neck I see mos
Read more…Favorite bridge & saddle construction?
Hey, everyone! I am considering a uke build and am undecided about how to go about making a bridge and saddle. The advanced search capabilities aren't great, so I thought I'd ask: What are your favorite methods for creating a uke bridge and saddle??
Read more…bracing for my first bolt on neck
So I want to try a bolt on neck and am wondering how much bracing and where does it all need to go. I have seen several options but am not sure which way to go. I am looking for the simplist way with the least amount of bracing to the box. Can anyone
Read more…Solid Body MicroTele
Here are some pictures of the solid body electric uke I just finished. 1.5 inch thick mahogany body and hard maple neck with maple finger board. Bridge plate is made of brass with strat hard tail saddles mounted on it. the pickup is homemade and s
Read more…Solidbody uke
I've never built a solidbody anything, but I'm working on a solid ebony uke right now and I'm all for advice and tips and ideas. Will I get some decent sound out of a piezo in the bridge, or am I going to have to cave in and use metal strings? 14.5"
Read more…Setting bridge location on uke
howdy all, this is my first uke, ive been having fun with my first jumping flea. i usually build cbg's so i set the bridge tune slide the bridge forward or backward to intonate. with the uke the bridge is tied into the strings . so how is the prefe
Read more…My first CB Uke or CB Tenor G and fretted no less!!!
I have just finished my Uke or Tenor Guitar - I tuned like a guitar using a Baritone Uke set of strings. It is for my grand daughter.
Any tips on how long it takes for the tuning to start to hold???? I now see why they sell winders - I thought I might
Electric versus Acoustic ukulele?
Howdy folks,
The consensus by builders of the CBG is that 'Electric' is the way to go. (The vast majority of CBGs are electric.)
The commercially made Ukuleles have such a unique sound and it appears the majority of them are acoustic.
So........how
Read more…Intonation
I want to put a stationary bridge one the face of the ukulele I am building. Do I need to be concerned about "intonation" if I put the bridge at the fret scale I specified? I don't know much about this, my son was the on that brought it up. He pla
Read more…STRINGS?
I am a CBG maker who is going to start my first CBukulele.
- What are some types of 'strings' that I should consider buying?
- I believe I read where the strings traditionally should be tuned to G-C-E-A. In looking at a Ukulele at a music store, it app
Steel String guages for 17" uke
Hi folks,
I built a 17" scaled resonator uke but it keeps breaking nylon strings, and they don't stay in tune well.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend what gauge of strings to run if I were to string it with steel/bronze acoustic guitar stri
Read more…Uke strings and tuners question:
Hello all,
My current project is to build a mini dulci-tar which could be played by a very young child, have a look at this thread for more info:
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/dulciworld/forum/topics/miniature-dulci-tar-for-young-child
One of m
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