Quite a buzz about these at the moment - amazing price, and more HPL
http://www.gotaukulele.com/2017/08/enya-eur-x1-round-hpl-soprano-ukulele.html
http://www.gotaukulele.com/2017/08/enya-eur-x1-round-hpl-soprano-ukulele.html
Great review. According to Amazon, the price is only good until August 15th. Quiet doesn't scare me at all. In fact, that makes me want one!
Wish it was a tenor . . .
I received mine yesterday. Generally speaking, I really, really dislike sopranos. I **love** this one. Yes, it's quiet, which is good in my book. I took it to my lesson and my instructor loved it too - he's going to order one. He was playing some Tom Petty song on it (beats me which one, I hate to say I barely know any of Tom Petty's work) and thought it was terrific, and then decided it would also be good for more contemplative songs and segued into Silent Night. It was lovely.
Thanks, Bazmaz! My faith in the soprano family has been restored!
Why are you wanting to move the bridge? To improve volume? Whilst I agree that the bridge on the round ones is in the wrong place for volume, you can't just move it - as that will change the scale length and the fret positions will never work.
Yes the bridge would be better further up, but you can't improve that by moving the bridge - it would need to stay in the same place and have a bigger body below the bridge.
I was/am also going to move or space the neck further away from the body, by the same amount i move the bridge, the scale lengths etc will stay the same, the neck will join at the 13th fret perhaps. Does that sound more feasible?
I think there's another thread with a similar question in progress. As for moving a bridge you should also look inside the uke. Most instruments also have a bridge plate inside to support the top for the extra tension as well as bracing that creates the tone of the uke and supports overall vibrations. If your uke has any of these you will also have to remove the top and move the inside supports by the same amount.
I was/am also going to move or space the neck further away from the body, by the same amount i move the bridge, the scale lengths etc will stay the same, the neck will join at the 13th fret perhaps. Does that sound more feasible?