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RyanMFT
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I was playing my old Kumalae last night. It has no fretboard, the frets are set directly in the neck. It got me to wondering why no one makes ukes this way anymore?
I realize that fretboards are made from hard wood which resists wear, but my uke is in the 80 year old range and has held up pretty darn well. I also have an old silvertone and a regal built this way. It makes the ukes pretty light as well.....so I keep wondering if there is some other reason that it makes more sense to have a fretboard, or is it just the norm now?
I realize that fretboards are made from hard wood which resists wear, but my uke is in the 80 year old range and has held up pretty darn well. I also have an old silvertone and a regal built this way. It makes the ukes pretty light as well.....so I keep wondering if there is some other reason that it makes more sense to have a fretboard, or is it just the norm now?