sequoia
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(Yet another thread on compensation. Sorry.)
As an experiment, I purchased an angled slotted bubinga bridge from Hana Lima 'la supply out of Hawaii. Here is what I got:
As I understand it, an angled slot like this will only work on an ukulele that is strung non re-entrant as opposed to the standard re-entrant tuning that is usual on ukuleles. In simpler terms, the non re-entrant tuning uses a low G string tuning rather than the standard high G tuning. The string diameter in the low G tuning is more like a guitar in that the 4th string (G) is thickest and then each succeeding string gets thinner and thinner until the 1 string is thinnest. This bridge would not work on a high G strung uke.
Anyway, my initial impression is that the angle of compensation is more than would be necessary for a tenor uke. That is a pretty radical angle but I am going to try it just to see what happens. As for the bridge itself, the price was cheap and the quality is OK except for the godawfulbad tool marks on the wings that I have mostly sanded out in the picture but you can still see them and it needs more work.
https://hanalimastore.com/products/bridge-pre-cut-bubinga-fan-braced
As an experiment, I purchased an angled slotted bubinga bridge from Hana Lima 'la supply out of Hawaii. Here is what I got:
As I understand it, an angled slot like this will only work on an ukulele that is strung non re-entrant as opposed to the standard re-entrant tuning that is usual on ukuleles. In simpler terms, the non re-entrant tuning uses a low G string tuning rather than the standard high G tuning. The string diameter in the low G tuning is more like a guitar in that the 4th string (G) is thickest and then each succeeding string gets thinner and thinner until the 1 string is thinnest. This bridge would not work on a high G strung uke.
Anyway, my initial impression is that the angle of compensation is more than would be necessary for a tenor uke. That is a pretty radical angle but I am going to try it just to see what happens. As for the bridge itself, the price was cheap and the quality is OK except for the godawfulbad tool marks on the wings that I have mostly sanded out in the picture but you can still see them and it needs more work.
https://hanalimastore.com/products/bridge-pre-cut-bubinga-fan-braced