back/top radius for various sized ukes?

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back/top radius for various sized ukes?

Post by bernm » Wed May 25, 2011 10:06 am

Hi. I'm wondering what radius people recommend for back/top of all three major sizes of uke?

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Re: back/top radius for various sized ukes?

Post by liam_fnq » Wed May 25, 2011 12:31 pm

backs, I use 15'. Saves me building a second radius dish. Anything flatter than 15' on a uke will be difficult to even notice.

For fronts, I used to build flat tops but now build with a dome from the lower transverse brace down. this is acheived by means of a dished workboard. The board is dished with a small, cheap finger plane with a curve sanded onto the sole.

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Re: back/top radius for various sized ukes?

Post by Allen » Wed May 25, 2011 6:16 pm

Backs are 15'.

Tops are flat in the upper bout. Lower bout is formed in a dished workboard. Nothing too scientific. Scooped out until I liked the look of it.
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