So you curving the front before you joint it like a Mac?
Pete-
As far as I cant tell, no uke maker is joining tops like the original guitar tops were joined (like a European mandolin). I have seen a Selmer guitar copy professionally and meticulously made like the originals were, with bending/kinking the top halves separately then joining the angled kinked halves.
I thought about doing that (I can use some pre made jointing jigs) and decided not to as I think it will just stiffen the top up way to much. I have discussed this with the customer and the Django sound I then considered joining THEN kinking the lower part of the top behind the bridge in a more simple way. Not sure how glue would hold up to this though but it may work- Ill do some scrap tests as ive never had a reason to try such a thing.
This also leads somewhat to the bridge type. i really like those Selmer tail pieces but i think having those 4 strings leading to the back of the uke would be not so great, so im going with a normal bridge but with an idealised Selmer wings look. Having said that this Graziano fellow makes the tail piece version look pretty good.
I'm doing the oval hole btw
I'm actually wanting to build 4 or 5 of these all identical but with different bracing. 5 fan, ladder (like the guitars), lattice, X and radial. Any thoughts???
After I saw your post....... played with this a little, while I was away from the shop this afternoon. We don't have your guitar model shown drawn but we have the other style........ Be glad to play with this a little more and can give you a little more detail/dimensions if this will help.
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Thanks Kevin- i think im going to go with the 10" lower bout which i came to simply by reducing the guitar plans until the body length was 12"- looking at the guitars, they are a strange somewhat squat shape so i was reluctant to bring in the LB to 9". I may change my mind but the 10" will fit into a standard baritone case.- the waist is at about the same place.
One of the best sounding Tony Graziano ukes I've played was a SelMac style tenor. It sounded just fantastic.
I hadn't seen that website Rick, thanks- his stuff looks good.