New improved version! Can make a righty or lefty with one set of parts.
The pickup and strap jacks can be switched. Disc piezo is embedded in the 2-part bridge (wires slide through the slots). Chord letters on the neck can be put on either side. A carbon fiber rod provides the support through the neck and body. 15.25" scale length, standard GD tuning (not an octave higher), and should fit in a soprano uke gig bag. E and A ball end classical guitar strings. Quiet unplugged and sounds pretty good plugged in.
As always there is still room for improvement, but these changes fix the strings being too close to the body and the top being super sensitive to any touches when plugged in.
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Thanks Rob! All the blue and white parts are 3D printed with PLA filament. There is a carbon fiber rod running down the middle of the neck and into the body which is a neck through, otherwise the neck would start bending under the string tension.
Nice. Is the 3D printed?
Yep! You are very observant BrianQ. This picture should illustrate how easy it would have been to build this guitar as a righty instead. I prefer to test new ideas without having to play them upside down!!! Thanks for all the great feedback.
I keep forgetting you're a lefty