Yeah, I've thought about that type of sound hole placement; I've played some ukes with sound holes on the sides, which allows the soundboards to vibrate for the full length/width. if your box is thick enough it makes sense, but with this small, thin Oliva Robusto box, I opted to stagger the holes as best I could and the sound is pretty good. The decibel level is only slightly less than my traditional build--it effects the fullness of the sound more than anything. Thanks for the feedback.
I suppose with a tinier floating bridge you get even more sound of your box. The floating bridges cbgitty sells are unfortunately too low for a construction which lets a gap between soundboard and neck, but this gap is essential for an optimum sound. For this kind of cbgs I prefer to add the sound holes on the upper side of the box, to let the soundboard untouched, and these babies are really loud.
I wanted to build at least one neck-on-top CBG for comparison, and I had a small box, so it made sense, but I think I still prefer a traditional design. Thanks.
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Yeah, I've thought about that type of sound hole placement; I've played some ukes with sound holes on the sides, which allows the soundboards to vibrate for the full length/width. if your box is thick enough it makes sense, but with this small, thin Oliva Robusto box, I opted to stagger the holes as best I could and the sound is pretty good. The decibel level is only slightly less than my traditional build--it effects the fullness of the sound more than anything. Thanks for the feedback.
I suppose with a tinier floating bridge you get even more sound of your box. The floating bridges cbgitty sells are unfortunately too low for a construction which lets a gap between soundboard and neck, but this gap is essential for an optimum sound. For this kind of cbgs I prefer to add the sound holes on the upper side of the box, to let the soundboard untouched, and these babies are really loud.
Some classic concepts with a beautiful execution - exceptionally well done, Jerry.
I sometimes intend to do one and then seem to go back to thinking inside the box.
I wanted to build at least one neck-on-top CBG for comparison, and I had a small box, so it made sense, but I think I still prefer a traditional design. Thanks.
That is an unusual combination of the simplest CBG build with a lot of nice work and detail.