jupiteruke
Well-known member
Let me state right off, that I have never liked the feel of a guitar. They are simply too big, they don't sit comfortably in your lap, you have to reach way around to play them, etc.
A friend brought over a baritone uke she had purchased at a yard sale for $5. It needed a bit of tune-up, but was basically in pretty good shape. Got some new strings for it and I really liked the sound. So much so that I decided to make the forms and templates to make a baritone instead of just tenors. Now a baritone is tuned 1/5 below a tenor, that makes the 4 strings the same as the top 4 strings on a guitar. I realized that I could put a 6 string neck on the baritone body, instead of a 4 string neck, and I would have a little 'parlor' guitar. So that is what I did.
20 3/8" scale length, strung with Saverez high-tension classical guitar strings. It sounds really good, is small, personal, sits lovely in one's lap as one tries to learn to play guitar. I encourage baritone builders to try putting on a 6 string neck and help bring back the very 'personal' guitar.
Cocobolo back and sides, sitka spruce top, curly maple binding, K&K Twin-Spot passive electric pickup.
A friend brought over a baritone uke she had purchased at a yard sale for $5. It needed a bit of tune-up, but was basically in pretty good shape. Got some new strings for it and I really liked the sound. So much so that I decided to make the forms and templates to make a baritone instead of just tenors. Now a baritone is tuned 1/5 below a tenor, that makes the 4 strings the same as the top 4 strings on a guitar. I realized that I could put a 6 string neck on the baritone body, instead of a 4 string neck, and I would have a little 'parlor' guitar. So that is what I did.
20 3/8" scale length, strung with Saverez high-tension classical guitar strings. It sounds really good, is small, personal, sits lovely in one's lap as one tries to learn to play guitar. I encourage baritone builders to try putting on a 6 string neck and help bring back the very 'personal' guitar.
Cocobolo back and sides, sitka spruce top, curly maple binding, K&K Twin-Spot passive electric pickup.