I'm in the process of building a tenor uke, my 2nd, just closed the box yesterday. The neck is on as this is a Spanish heel build. Laying out the fretboard today I realised I made mistake.
I made the neck for a 14th fret join BUT I have the bridge patch located for a 12th fret join. The difference is about 18mm with the bridge patch that much closer to the tail block than the neck wants it to be.
Not a total disaster as the fretboard is not on and fret slots haven't been cut yet.
This is supposed to be a 17" (431.8mm) scale length. My only thought is that I've "upgraded" myself to a 450mm scale length.
Is that the safest solution or are there other possibilities?
Thanks!
Aaron
Advice on a little inconsistency
Re: Advice on a little inconsistency
Changing your scale length to suit is going to be the easiest option.
Spend some time trying to get the best combination of putting the bridge in a suitable spot over the patch, and a fret lined up on the body. That way it will look like it is meant to be.
Spend some time trying to get the best combination of putting the bridge in a suitable spot over the patch, and a fret lined up on the body. That way it will look like it is meant to be.
Re: Advice on a little inconsistency
Thanks very much, Allen!
I took your advice and spent some time on the StewMac fret calculator this morning.
With an adjustment of less than 2mm, I can put the bridge over the bridge plate and place the 13th fret at the body/neck join for a 450mm scale length.
That's a very nice solution.
And, as you say, I can pretend I meant to do it that way.
Cheers,
Aaron
I took your advice and spent some time on the StewMac fret calculator this morning.
With an adjustment of less than 2mm, I can put the bridge over the bridge plate and place the 13th fret at the body/neck join for a 450mm scale length.
That's a very nice solution.
And, as you say, I can pretend I meant to do it that way.
Cheers,
Aaron
Re: Advice on a little inconsistency
No worries. Sometimes things happen and it's how you recover that makes all the difference.
Re: Advice on a little inconsistency
If the root cause of the issue is a gaff up in the bridge patch location why not just whack off the bridge patch. Shouldnt be too hard with a bit of careful chisel work or even a couple of passes through a drum sander.
Martin
Re: Advice on a little inconsistency
Thanks Martin. The box is already closed and I'd rather not try to open it up. Otherwise I'd go for the chisel option.
Cheers,
Aaron
Cheers,
Aaron
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