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dead sound

I am not quite done with my uke but i went ahead and strung it up to see how it would sound, when i play it it makes a deadened sound thats not very clear does anyone know whats making this happen and can i fix it?

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bridge type

Does the type of bridge affect the sound? i have seen the strings attached on a bridge on the soundboard or they will be attached to the tail piece and laid across the bridge. What are the differences and the reason for doing one or the other, and ar

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uke violin

I am building a cigar box violin but at the moment i do not know how to play it. I was thinking of tuning it like a ukulele in standard re-entrant tuning. I do not read music or understand much of its theory but does anyone know if a violin tuned lik

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