pulelehua
Well-known member
I have a Kala Acacia concert. It's a lovely little ukulele for the cost, but its soundboard is a bit on the thick side. I had considered a possible fix by etching in a design with a laser cutter on the lower bout, as a way of thinning out part of the soundboard, and hopefully bringing out a bit more brightness. Anyone tried anything remotely like this. I believe the laser etched G-string ukuleles resonate a bit better than their consistently thick surfaces.
I work at a school where we have a laser cutter, so this is fairly practical. When I spoke to the old head of DT (Americans, read "Shop") he suggested possibly drilling shallow guide divets and using a rotary sander over the whole soundboard. As a not very experienced woodworker, this instinctively scared me.
So, over to you, the wise and worldly.
Thanks in advance.
I work at a school where we have a laser cutter, so this is fairly practical. When I spoke to the old head of DT (Americans, read "Shop") he suggested possibly drilling shallow guide divets and using a rotary sander over the whole soundboard. As a not very experienced woodworker, this instinctively scared me.
So, over to you, the wise and worldly.
Thanks in advance.