For the past 5 years, I have resisted putting sound ports on my tenors. Our last 15 instruments have had ports and I am now preparing a hat casserole - they really do work Apologies for naysaying...
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"Hat casserole" ???
"Hat casserole" ???
Not a native English speaker myself, but I believe it relates to the idiom "to eat one's hat". Pete probably said in the past that he would never do soundports, and he has changed his mind.
If it's a laminate, you shouldnt have any issues. With a solid side, you might. There might be tension in the side. Some of the luthiers here know much better than me, but I reinforced the area around the sound port to be sure on my latest build.Sorry if this derails, but how do I put a sound port on one of my ukes (cheaper)? Can I just go to home Depot and do a little work (with some care and elbow grease I'm sure) ?
Nice uke by the way. The oak is amazing
Try it! " I will do a video tomorrow (I am away Saturday) showing you how we do it in our shop using the working method of Shelley Park. Takes 30 seconds...
No idea how Pete did but it's a simple job compared to most tasks on a uke. I simply drilled a few holes in an oval and finished with the dremel. As Pete wrote, just a few minutes of work. I did reinforce the side beforehand though, and the binding of the sound port was a little fiddly.I certainly would like to.
I have no idea how to produce one though so look forward to seeing how it is done. Thank you
If it's a laminate, you shouldnt have any issues. With a solid side, you might. There might be tension in the side. Some of the luthiers here know much better than me, but I reinforced the area around the sound port to be sure on my latest build.
PETE ..You wont get your CNC machine running until youve gone through "The breaking of cutters stage" when the machine seems to have a mind of it's own and plunges the router straight down into worktop and goes berserk.If we get our CNC machine working I'll be producing this prototype jig as a tool....
For the past 5 years, I have resisted putting sound ports on my tenors. Our last 15 instruments have had ports and I am now preparing a hat casserole - they really do work Apologies for naysaying...
A sign of a true thinker- the ability to correct oneself over time, even if new info contradicts previous statements.