First post - Fretboard radius
First post - Fretboard radius
Time to introduce myself and ask a few questions.I have been building a few ukuleles and want to move over/up to guitars.What is the "standard " fretboard radius for steel strings? Also the standard body and soundboard radii?Thanks in advance and Cheers form Micheal.Some pics may or may not appear with this post.
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Youve got a few choices....you can go for one radius for entire length of the fretboard or a compound radius.
I graduate radius on my steel string fretboards from 9 1/2' through 12' through to 16' radius from nut to soundhole. I divide the fretboard roughly into thirds and radius by hand using radiused sanding blocks.
Youve got a few choices....you can go for one radius for entire length of the fretboard or a compound radius.
I graduate radius on my steel string fretboards from 9 1/2' through 12' through to 16' radius from nut to soundhole. I divide the fretboard roughly into thirds and radius by hand using radiused sanding blocks.
Welcome to the forum Michael.
I was going with a compound radius for my fret boards, but have now gone to a 16" radius from nut to sound hole.
As far as top and back radius, I use 25' on the top and 15' on the back. For no other reason than that is what I read as being the preferred dome when I first built my radius dishes.
I was going with a compound radius for my fret boards, but have now gone to a 16" radius from nut to sound hole.
As far as top and back radius, I use 25' on the top and 15' on the back. For no other reason than that is what I read as being the preferred dome when I first built my radius dishes.
Hello Craig, The ukes are fun to build and play and there are some more pics and info on my website at www.michealconnorwoodwork.com.au/ukuleles.htm
Hello Allan , As the fretboard gets wider towards the body does the constant radius tend to make it look thinner or is it not enough to worry about?I think that makes sense?Cheers.
Hello Allan , As the fretboard gets wider towards the body does the constant radius tend to make it look thinner or is it not enough to worry about?I think that makes sense?Cheers.
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Hi Michael,
Very pretty work. Nice to have another ukulele maker on board.
aloha,
Dave Hurd
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Very pretty work. Nice to have another ukulele maker on board.
aloha,
Dave Hurd
www.ukuleles.com
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Excellent work Michael welcome to the ANZLF,
Had a look around your website and I really like what have been up to. Coolest looking hollow form surfboards and the trophies you made for the Whale Bone Classic at Cottesloe Beach WA would have been very well received I'm sure.
With your obvious hand skills you should find the transition across to guitars from ukes pretty easy going as well.
Cheers
Kim
Had a look around your website and I really like what have been up to. Coolest looking hollow form surfboards and the trophies you made for the Whale Bone Classic at Cottesloe Beach WA would have been very well received I'm sure.
With your obvious hand skills you should find the transition across to guitars from ukes pretty easy going as well.
Cheers
Kim
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