Uke binding

[vandenboom]

I've started 2 x Ukes - a tenor and a concert. I want to bind them and am wondering about lining dimensions. If I go for 20mm high and 2mm thick bindings, would you just use standard guitar linings or do you think they are going to be a bit heavier than needed??
thanks. Frank.

[colburge]

Personal taste, but I would go 6-7mm high.

col

[vandenboom]

Sorry, don't know what I was thinking re height. Just wanted to go a bit less than 1/4" I use on guitars, so agreed on the 6mm height.
So the question is more about lining dimensions to support this given that keeping everything light and erring towards 'underbuilt' seems to be more the go with ukes.
Frank

[Allen]

I use mandolin size linings in all of mine Frank. I'm in NSW right now, so can't put a measure on them, but they don't want to be guitar size.

For my soprano's I even run the mando ones through the drum sander to reduce the width. The want to be only big enough to do the job and no more.

[vandenboom]

thanks Allen - I can look up mando lining sizes. I'll run with that.

[ProfChris]

I use solid linings, often offcuts from the sides, so they'd be about 1.7mm thick. But 2mm thick binding seems too thick for a uke, it looks out of proportion. The max thickness I use is 1.5mm, but admittedly on sopranos. 2mm might look OK on a tenor, in which case I'd double up my solid linings.

[vandenboom]

I use solid linings, often offcuts from the sides, so they'd be about 1.7mm thick. But 2mm thick binding seems too thick for a uke, it looks out of proportion. The max thickness I use is 1.5mm, but admittedly on sopranos. 2mm might look OK on a tenor, in which case I'd double up my solid linings.

Thanks Chris - that makes sense to me.