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jeffhigh wrote: You will always need some compensaion above the scale length. If the hana lima plan shows just scale length to the centre of the saddle length at the centre of the slot, then it is wrong. How much slope of the saddle is shown? The Hanalima plan shows, for the 2-1/8" long saddle slot...

jeffhigh wrote:
Kathy is the true scale length 20.125 ie nut to 12th by 2?
or is it 20"?
What is the nut to 12th fret distance?

Yes, it is 20-1/8" --- I just measured, to make sure. The nut to 12th fret is 10-1/16".

jeffhigh wrote: Hi Kathy, Using the stewmac acoustic guitar calculator is probably not appropriate if this is a nylon strung 4 String baritone (as they usually are) The stewmac Acoustic calculation is for a steel strung 6 string where the bass strings need more compensation. I think the uke calcula...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on:Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:59 am " I'm building a Kasha baritone ukulele (it has a slanted saddle). I'm not quite clear on exactly how to place the bridge. I used Stew-Mac's Fret Cal...