Hi Journey Bear,
There are several things at play here. I am a luthier and a past industrial product designer. I use a different approach to my building, as I do not copy what tradition has offered...
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Hi Journey Bear,
There are several things at play here. I am a luthier and a past industrial product designer. I use a different approach to my building, as I do not copy what tradition has offered...
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/album.php?u=22120
Go by the tone you like. The instrument's that became the ukulele weren't from Hawaii and they weren't Koa.
I am a luthier that builds about 90% in the uke family, and the rest in flat top and some...
Thank you Bob. I will try your suggestion. These for the concert strings?...
Travis is playing G-C-E-A on that setup. He is a uke and guitar player.
I have recently be using some D'Addario Nyltech strings for tenor and baritone uke tunings. I like the tensions. That is what Travis is playing on in my videos. It is his current preferences too....
Bob, I have a mold waiting for a build of a Selmer octave mando.
Travis is playing G-C-E-A on that setup. He is a uke and guitar player.
He is playing it the day after I built the bridge and installed the strings. Didn't even have time to do a proper intonation...
The Hilo's are designed for ukulele. I believe Bob Gleason of Pegasus guitar has stopped making them. I know my friend Kerry Char, here in Portland, OR has some on hand. They are a "rectified"...
Thank you all.
I don’t build other peoples designs and most of my instruments have unique design characteristics related to the function, then the form. Most people don't know that I was a product...
Sorry, there was an issue with those previous links.
https://www.facebook.com/158169180880042/videos/vb.158169180880042/972756599421292/?type=3&theater
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Hi Tom,
I have built other instruments with just dual side ports. I allows the soundboard to be built much differently, and start to react like a speaker. Check out the projection in the links....
Sorry about the link issues.....let's try these.
https://www.facebook.com/158169180880042/videos/vb.158169180880042/972756599421292/?type=3&theater
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I liked it.
I have built several instruments with nylon strings for mando tunings with success.
All are designed with a tie bridge - vs - a tail piece for the tone I was after.
The latest is a new four nylon...
I have built several instruments with nylon strings for mando tunings with success.
All are designed with a tie bridge - vs - a tail piece for the tone I was after.
Here is my friend Tim Connell...
I have built several instruments with nylon strings for mando tunings with success.
All are designed with a tie bridge - vs - a tail piece for the tone I was after.
Here is my friend Tim Connell...
Was the Carl Fischer Terz built as the original Terz guitars, or as a copy of the Martins? The original Terz were all gut strings, with Nylgut equivalents. Martins was a steel string. If the Carl...
Hello Folks,
Thought I'd chime in here about mando conversions of tenor ukulele bodies. I have had several clients that have asked me to build instruments of this nature for them. The latest is an...
This is most likely a Lyon Healy made mandolinetto.
Hi Brent,
Thanks. The lap slide uke was a hit at Fretboard Journals Anniversary party. Made a lot of fans.
Yes, the Sinker Redwood makes an awesome sound board on just about anything. One of my...
Hi NMOY -
I typically make instruments in the ukulele family, and several as steel strings. The majority of these are in the 18" and 20" scale length. ...
You may wish to take a look at one of the instruments I make.
This is a 20 1/8" scale length. Originally intended as a baritone ukulele, though it has steel strings on this version. Currently tuned...
Guys,
If youre changing any uke to a mando or tenor tuning, of course youre going to have to do it with nylon-ish strings. Otherwise your neck is going to be toast very soon. Permanently.
Get...
Something you may wish to consider if you are going to toy around with converting an 8 string to a 4 string, is that the instrument was built with hopefully appropriate bracing for the tension of...