I think the other half to that equation is having the right process for the tool. I agree it would be incredibly frustrating to try to use torch tip...
That 18" grizzly was on my shortlist when I bought the Jet, but a) it was constantly out of stock, and b) I decided I couldn't really afford to give...
Solid vs. laminate top is a good rule of thumb, but don't get hung up on it. There are many okay sounding laminate instruments, and many bad sounding...
I use LMI's FW74 almost exclusively as well. I use their medium size crowning file (FFRM or FFPF) and it works very well. I bought the file about 20...
Uke strings are typically very soft materials. If your nut slots are either sharp enough or undersized enough that the string is hanging up, the nut...
I think there's a variation that's sort of halfway between your two suggested techniques - you can mute a fretted string by letting up on your finger...
Thanks! and yes - though I typically do my ukes with flat fretboards, I build other styles of instruments with radiused boards (guitars, basses etc)...
I'd go with a tailpiece - keeps the tension off the top. Look at how banjos are built. You basically have the same thing - a "wimpy" top. If you need...
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