Nut and Saddle sizes?

RonS

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I've search and search to no avail

Can someone tell me or provide a link to nut and saddle sizes (length) concert and tener ukeleles?

I'm guessing if its anything like guitars three will be some differences.

I just stopped in at Grizzly's warehouse this morning. They have a uke kit for $23. The body is already glued up but for that price I don't mind taking the top or back off to look inside.
 
I did a survey on this about six months ago, and it appears there is no fixed standard...Uke nut/bridge sizes often differ from uke to uke, and sometimes with the same manufacturer..it all depends on how much sanding and finishing is done to the neck before the uke is completed...Where the nut width seems to hover around 35mm, the pitch of between 1st and 4th seems to vary depending how close to the edge of the fretboard you like the strings.
Here are the results of a few dimensions submitted by Uke owners of the pitch (centre to centre) of the outer strings at the nut end and at the bridge.

Martin Style O Soprano Nut: 29.5 Bridge: 43.25
Ohana SK-35 Soprano Nut: 28.25 Bridge: 41.25
KoAloha Soprano Nut: 27.75 Bridge: 37.25
Ohana Sopranino Nut: 28.25 Bridge: 35.5
Ohana SK-10S: Nut: 26.5 Bridge 42.5
Lanikai Tenor Nut: 26.5 Bridge 36.5
Martin Style O Soprano Nut 27.5 Bridge 43
Dobro: Nut 27.5 Bridge 43
U.S.D. Custom Nut 28 Bridge 42
Ohana Soprano Nut 29 Bridge 42.25
Soprano Applause Nut: 27.5 Bridge 42
I hope this helps :eek:
 
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Perfect!

Thanks to both nic579 and Timbuck

To add to your poll, the pitch on my Soprano Applause is
Nut: 27.5 Bridge 42
 
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