I have only just put on a discussion about trying to find strings for this ukulele because i thought i was on the home stretch. unfortunately, i have just discovered a rather major problem that i need some advice on.
the angle of the neck is too shallow, meaning that the strings are going to be FAR to far from the fretboard.
i was getting set to adjust the bridge when i realised that the fret board is not high enough at the heel, meaning that the action is correct for the first 3 frets, then gets steadily more ridiculous until its over 11mm at the 12th fret. I must have made a mistake somewhere in the measurements, but whats done is done so now i need to do something drastic to fix it. there is a photo of the problem on my page: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/i-knew-it-was-too-easy?context=...
the way i see it, i have a number of options:
as you can see there are problems wherever i turn. i feel foolish having thought i was doing so well up until now. serves me right for rushing ahead to get it finished and using the mega glues before i was certain.
the only other idea that i can think of, which might be the best, but its a drastic change, is to scrap the top and make a new one.
if i get a piece of spruce or some other wood matching the back, i can trace the shape and make a FLAT top, instead of the compund curve that is on the violin top. this would solve the problem because i can set it to what ever size i want without the hassle of the curved surface, but it means i would loose some of the violiny design.
any suggestions of things i have missed or other ideas, anything at all reall, would be amazing. thanks again in advance.
stginger
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St Ginger,
Check Comments on your build pic. I think I found a (relatively) easy solution for your prob.
Why isn't it possible to just use a smaller saddle height to bring the string height lower? Is it possible to post a photo of the height at the first few frets/nut end?
thanks for the advice. unfortunately because of the curvature of the top of the violin, the saddle is already at its minimum height. I was thinking about trying to make the strings go down, and have the break angle on the underside of a suspended bridge, but i don't think it would work.
in your photo, is that a regular classical guitar saddle at you have drilled out? that might be an option but it means a lot of work to get it right.
It is a basic uke saddle that was already on the uke. When you say the string height is at the minimum height on the photo there still seems to be a good space under the straight edge - are you able to describe what the limitation is please? (Sorry my brain is having an off day and I am finding it hard to visualise what you mean)
Is the limitation the string break angle over the bridge itself?
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