First Uke Build - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T12:22:28Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/first-uke-build-1?groupUrl=cigarboxukulele&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2033189&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=no Thanks for the reply's , th…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-06-25:2592684:Comment:20331892014-06-25T08:15:32.942ZThe Capo Kidhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GrantWalker
<p> Thanks for the reply's , the reason I want to use DGBE strings is I don't want to have to learn a new set of uke chords I can just use guitar chords like a baritone uke but using a tenor uke scale , so if I used nylon strings GCEA would they tune to DGBE or would they be to loose , or I could just build a baritone uke .</p>
<p> Thanks for the reply's , the reason I want to use DGBE strings is I don't want to have to learn a new set of uke chords I can just use guitar chords like a baritone uke but using a tenor uke scale , so if I used nylon strings GCEA would they tune to DGBE or would they be to loose , or I could just build a baritone uke .</p> This is the one. This is a…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-06-25:2592684:Comment:20327852014-06-25T06:58:22.147ZRichey Kayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RickFenn
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<p>This is the one. This is a 15" scale. The taper makes it nice and easy to play, and I only used rasps and files to do it.</p>
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<p>This is the one. This is a 15" scale. The taper makes it nice and easy to play, and I only used rasps and files to do it.</p> Straight neck ukes work fine.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-06-25:2592684:Comment:20327602014-06-25T05:30:11.979Zgary sheldonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/0d3jt6c98794o
<p>Straight neck ukes work fine. Electric guitar strings are steel and are made for magnetic pickups. With piezo you can use bronze or nylon. Anything that vibrates. Will it be a tenor uke? I would use uke strings. </p>
<p>Straight neck ukes work fine. Electric guitar strings are steel and are made for magnetic pickups. With piezo you can use bronze or nylon. Anything that vibrates. Will it be a tenor uke? I would use uke strings. </p> That's a tenor uke scale I be…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-06-24:2592684:Comment:20325982014-06-24T20:29:56.571ZRichey Kayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RickFenn
That's a tenor uke scale I believe. You might get on better with nylon strings. The tuning would be the same as other ukes but you have the option of making the 4th string a low g rather than high.<br />
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Width sounds fine, and the taper is definitely do-able. have a look at the 4 string mandolin I just finished, I did a taper from 32mm at the nut to 37mm at the end of the fretboard.<br />
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I think what I'm saying is go for it and make a tenor uke rather than a short scale guitar! :-)
That's a tenor uke scale I believe. You might get on better with nylon strings. The tuning would be the same as other ukes but you have the option of making the 4th string a low g rather than high.<br />
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Width sounds fine, and the taper is definitely do-able. have a look at the 4 string mandolin I just finished, I did a taper from 32mm at the nut to 37mm at the end of the fretboard.<br />
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I think what I'm saying is go for it and make a tenor uke rather than a short scale guitar! :-)