mvinsel
Well-known member
Hello,
I've been looking into bracing options for pineapple ukes, concert size.
The Hana Lima 'Ia concert pineapple plans have three fan braces spanning the bridge plate, in addition to two cross braces above and below the soundhole, which I thought of as standard...
Then I got a new spruce top concert pineapple Ohana and a a used Kamaka koa gold label soprano pineapple - both have no braces over the bridge patch - just the two cross braces near the soundhole.
Seeing these, I opened up one I'd made for myself and removed the three fan braces I had in the bridge area, and think it increased the volume some and the sustain quite a bit.
What do you think?
-Vinnie in Juneau
I've been looking into bracing options for pineapple ukes, concert size.
The Hana Lima 'Ia concert pineapple plans have three fan braces spanning the bridge plate, in addition to two cross braces above and below the soundhole, which I thought of as standard...
Then I got a new spruce top concert pineapple Ohana and a a used Kamaka koa gold label soprano pineapple - both have no braces over the bridge patch - just the two cross braces near the soundhole.
Seeing these, I opened up one I'd made for myself and removed the three fan braces I had in the bridge area, and think it increased the volume some and the sustain quite a bit.
What do you think?
-Vinnie in Juneau