"Ha! I'm planning one of those too. Fretted, cos the fretless one is a bit impractical, given the short scale. Will be very interested to see and hear how yours turns out."
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Glenn Reither replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"Here's my ascii version of what I did. I tried bolting onto the front of the box, with a very solid support block inside, and the neck moved over a few days. So I did it a different way and it has been solid and dandy. You glue a support block…"
Cigar Box Strings replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"I like 1.25" at the nut and 1.5" at the 12th (ish) fret.
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Cigar Box Strings replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"I glue a doubler block to the inside of the box, put in a 1/4-20 threaded insert in the neck, then glue the joint and bolt the neck on thru the doubler and box. It may be overkill, but the join is rock solid."
"Looks really good. I am currently building my first CBUke without throughneck design. I wasn't sure how much extra support it would need and I probably overdid it. I was worried as ths is my first 6 string Uke build and wanted to be sure i…"
"Nice pics, neat job.....thanks for sharing"
herb Berwald WWW.CigarGuitar.com replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"This is the bolt in attachment. Added wood to support bending...
a shot showing taper of the neck...about 1 and 7/16 inches to just over 2 inches at the bridge..."
James O'Connor replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"What about a neck taper?
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Order99 replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele" I use 1 and 1/2 as well for my clumsy, fat fingers-sadly, doesn't help my hideous lack of technique one bit.. :) …"
"Fretboards vary in width a little, depending on maker. 1 3/8" for a tenor uke is about average I know Oscar schmidt makes one model with a wide fretboard. I'm doing 1 1/2" on my bass uke...it's a baritone size…"
Jillian Baxter replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"I bought some pre-made bone nuts and they are 1 3/8 inches. "
James O'Connor replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"Hey guys,another question for you, For a tenor ukulele what should the width of the fingerboard be?? "
herb Berwald WWW.CigarGuitar.com replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"Perhaps its overkill, but I bevel the heal at around a 1 degree angle, then I drill two 3/8 inch holes and install threaded inserts, they are usually brass and are coarse on the outside and 1/4-20 on the inside. Cut SS all-thread…"
James O'Connor replied to James O'Connor's discussion Neck queries in the group Cigar Box Ukulele"Thanks guys, I think I'll screw and glue it with a heel and a support inside the box. I had a look at that site and its very helpful. I'm probably gonna have more questions so talk to you soon!
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"Gonna document every step. "
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