Longneck concert bridge

Ukecaster · Dec 23, 2017

I saw a longneck concert uke which has a slot bridge, like a vintage Martin soprano. Most tenor scale instruments I 've seen have either tie-bar bridges, or bridge pin styles. With the higher tension on tenor ukes, are slot style bridges not advisable, and more likely to experience slot blowout under the higher tenor string tension? Looks like this one might have that issue on the G string slot. Seems like you can see the whole knot in there.

Croaky Keith · Dec 23, 2017

The only uke I think suitable for a slotted bridge is the soprano because it has the lowest string tension.

(Personally, I don't like them & will always choose a tie bridge out of preference.)

stevepetergal · Dec 24, 2017

This happens on any size ukulele. (I have a soprano that had it worse.) It's not the string tension. This kind of damage comes from not being careful when unstringing the instrument.

UkeStuff · Dec 24, 2017

Just worth noting: Outdoor Ukulele Tenor models use a slot.

spongeuke · Dec 24, 2017

I've seen and had ones that used a bead in the blown out slot. My preferred fix is a bridge replacement, a simple and effective one is to drill a hole the same size as the string straight down at the slot, converting to a through the bridge system. This is my choice for new ukuleles as well.

anthonyg · Dec 25, 2017

A slot bridge on a tenor isn't that uncommon. I have a Wise tenor that has a slot bridge. My brothers Maton tenor has a slot bridge.

DownUpDave · Dec 27, 2017

Collings tenors have a slotted bridge. So did Kinnard for years but they changed to string through. Both instruments are very high quality and well regarded.

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