ukernotpuker
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This sounds really cool and I give all credit to liveukulele.com
This sounds really cool and I give all credit to liveukulele.com
That's a cool little trick. Where did you get that "Ukulele Hero" shirt? It's legendary.
Very cool. I am amazed and excited at how cool this is. I installed a DIY pick up into my fluke and flea ukuleles. I can't wait to try this with them plugged in!
It words great with soundboard transducers. However, I just got a UST put in my Kamaka and now it's not as pronounced.
Vindicated! LOL
I've always said that a UST has to have at least a minor affect on the acoustic character of an instrument because it's introducing a little "squish" between the bridge saddle and bridge. Even if it's installed properly, in a channel, there has to be a little of that "squish" factor or the pickup wouldn't be working because the way a piezo pickup works is by converting pressure into electricity.
Now, don't take this to mean I'm against USTs - I have them in some of my guitars and one uke. But, I don't think I'd have one put in a really high-end Koa because I want every last tiny shred of acoustic performance that I paid for with such a uke. On a mid-range uke they're great (I love the MiSi in my Mainland mango tenor).
John
That's pretty cool. Another thing you can do is a sort of doppler affect with your hand above the sound hole, especially on smaller bodied ukes. I discovered that quite by accident when I got my pocket uke. Just strumming it gives a kind of cool dopler effect as your hand passes above the sound hole.
John