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"The method that I use is to cut a slot into a tail piece and, with a knot tied into…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Oct 7, 2010 to tying on those strings?	7	Oct 8, 2010 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"Hi Diane, I play in a ukulele orchestra of 14 instruments and as a builder of a cou…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Sep 18, 2010 to building a baritone uke -	10	Oct 28, 2010 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"Yes, I have built a tenor cigar box ukulele, an electric cigar box baritone and an e…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Jul 25, 2010 to Has anyone built a CBU from Mainland Uks parts?	6	Jul 26, 2010 Reply by Steven
"I wonder if you have thought of using an undersaddle type pickup. I have used severa…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Jun 13, 2010 to Electrical Uke project	10	Jun 13, 2010 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"I'm sure that you've considered this, but why not get a set of Ukulele strings fir y…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied May 23, 2010 to Uke strings	9	Jul 17, 2010 Reply by Rand Moore
"Update..................................... I have just spent some time putting str…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Apr 17, 2010 to Bass Ukes Ideas for specs	8	Apr 18, 2010 Reply by Brian Lemin
"Well, the 'traditional' size foe a bass ukulele tends to be around 50cm (20 inches).…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Apr 17, 2010 to Bass Ukes Ideas for specs	8	Apr 18, 2010 Reply by Brian Lemin
"Soprano scale tends to be about 14 inches, concert about 15 inches, tenor around 17…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Mar 2, 2010 to Attaching necks	8	Mar 2, 2010 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"A standard ukulele nut is 35mm wide and I use a string spacing of 40mm at the bridge…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Mar 2, 2010 to Attaching necks	8	Mar 2, 2010 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt
"Well, the "proper" way is to construct a proper neck joint, but I have used large sc…" Yellowbelly Flatt replied Mar 1, 2010 to Attaching necks	8	Mar 2, 2010 Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt

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Yellowbelly Flatt's Discussions (162)

"The method that I use is to cut a slot into a tail piece and, with a knot tied into…"

"Hi Diane, I play in a ukulele orchestra of 14 instruments and as a builder of a cou…"

"Yes, I have built a tenor cigar box ukulele, an electric cigar box baritone and an e…"

"I wonder if you have thought of using an undersaddle type pickup. I have used severa…"

"I'm sure that you've considered this, but why not get a set of Ukulele strings fir y…"

"Update..................................... I have just spent some time putting str…"

"Well, the 'traditional' size foe a bass ukulele tends to be around 50cm (20 inches).…"

"Soprano scale tends to be about 14 inches, concert about 15 inches, tenor around 17…"

"A standard ukulele nut is 35mm wide and I use a string spacing of 40mm at the bridge…"

"Well, the "proper" way is to construct a proper neck joint, but I have used large sc…"

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