Here's a youtube link of a uke I finished for a customer a little while ago. He kindly did a quick vid & sent me the link .
Soprano sized body (although body depth was a bit deeper than standard) but used a concert scale.
Mahogany top with a modified bracing pattern and my favourite, Blackwood back and sides I got from John aka 'Woodrat' some time back. Sapele neck and ebony bindings with a single line Maple purf.
Once again thanks to Allen for his sage advice and experience.
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:37 pm
by kiwinoz62
Nick,
That is beautiful, nice work & sounds great too .
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:29 am
by charangohabsburg
It has a very nice, mellow tone. Great craftsmanship in every aspect!
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:22 am
by P Bill
Sounds and looks sensational. It will be " gettin' around much " for a long time.
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:54 am
by martintaylor
Great work Nick. Looks and sounds great!
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:11 pm
by Gazm
Top marks Nick!! The Blackwood & Ebony are a beautiful contrast!
I'd all but given up building Soprano's as I find their fret spacing to restricting to comfortably play, although the women at the local uke club tend to fancy the compact size & plinky sound, so,
Thanks for the return of inspiration
Cheers
Gaz
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:29 pm
by Nick
Gazm wrote:Top marks Nick!! The Blackwood & Ebony are a beautiful contrast!
I'd all but given up building Soprano's as I find their fret spacing to restricting to comfortably play, although the women at the local uke club tend to fancy the compact size & plinky sound, so,
Thanks for the return of inspiration
Cheers
Gaz
Glad you found it inspirational Gaz, the longer scale wasn't my idea, it was the customer's request, but fortunately not only did it up the fret spacing but also allowed me to shift the bridge back into the more 'active' part of the soundboard. The customer is still 'playing' with different things such as different strings and it may get a pickup system in it at a later date but for the moment he's happy.
Re: Long scale soprano uke
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:16 pm
by Allen
That's just super Nick. When you told me about the combo I wasn't certain how it would go, but it's worked out a treat. And Dave sure can play and show it off.
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