Not sure if this belongs in Uke Talk or Luthiers Area....
Just thinking out loud here.
Seeing what OldePhart (John) has been up to lately has got me thinking.....
My Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele (with Mi-Si installed) is just not getting much play time. It has a 17" scale. I am a bit bored with it.
I've always wanted a slot-head, and all the tuners are there so if I make a new nut for 4 uke strings, and but do it it so I can have both high-G and low-g, as well as somehow tweak the bridge (maybe with NEW holes) so that the strings are spaced about 14mm apart at the bridge (for the basic GCEA)...
Could I convert the GL1 to a tenor uke with both high and low gG?
Or do I need to start over and either make a bridge from scratch, or maybe buy a premade tenor bridge, and then use that?
Has this been done before?
Could I also add a high C, so it would be like
Gg Cc E A, or should I double one of the other strings?
Please advise - no suggestion is too crazy.
Thanks,
-Booli
Just thinking out loud here.
Seeing what OldePhart (John) has been up to lately has got me thinking.....
My Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele (with Mi-Si installed) is just not getting much play time. It has a 17" scale. I am a bit bored with it.
I've always wanted a slot-head, and all the tuners are there so if I make a new nut for 4 uke strings, and but do it it so I can have both high-G and low-g, as well as somehow tweak the bridge (maybe with NEW holes) so that the strings are spaced about 14mm apart at the bridge (for the basic GCEA)...
Could I convert the GL1 to a tenor uke with both high and low gG?
Or do I need to start over and either make a bridge from scratch, or maybe buy a premade tenor bridge, and then use that?
Has this been done before?
Could I also add a high C, so it would be like
Gg Cc E A, or should I double one of the other strings?
Please advise - no suggestion is too crazy.
Thanks,
-Booli