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Box for ukulele
Started this discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 26, 2022. 15 Replies 3 Likes
I'm thinking this box is screaming to be a ukulele but I'm not sure what scale length to use. The box measures 8x7x3 and am hoping I could make a concert uke but it might be too small. …Continue
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"Here’s, good news, they actually showed a cbg built with the same box on the latest cigar box nation show, check it out?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9OElYIykh2s"
"Brian, thanks for the good words. This site is almost useless. Like you say, it is glitchy. Another thing about Doug Fir is, like concrete , it hardens with age. Try putting a nail in a 100 year old Doug Fir plank. Good luck.
Cheers, Gary"
"Yea those are looking great Gary! Douglas fir is a tough one, tougher than the commercial white Fir from the big box stores. Sometimes with the Firs, if I don’t check both sides of the planks, I end up with a super knotty one :)"
"Edit doesn't seem to work either. Anyway, a big thanks to taffy for figuring out that I was using Visual. I built 4 of these ukes in the galley of my sailboat. The necks were made of laminated Douglas Fir, plenty strong for a concert uke. The…"
"BTW Tiff, a huge thank you for realizing that I was using Visual.
I built 4 of these. The necks were made of Douglas Fir, laMINated in 1/4" thick strips. The fir is plenty strong for a concert uke neck. The wood was excess lumber from the…"
"Greg and Taffy, I think the size of that box is ok. I am going to hold my bDSCN0908.JPGreath and attempt to post a photo"
"Hi Gary, I see you having problems, you're not alone.
Don't use the VISUAL
tAB"
"Hi Greg, in the photo this uke is 8x8x3 and has a scale of 14 1/2". It's a Tenor. Where the bridge lands is important, so I hope this gives you an idea.
The instrument is very loud and when blind testing you would swear it was a real uke.…"
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