sequoia
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As promised, this is a follow-up to my 'V' braced tenor ukulele experiment. It has been one year and I'm reporting back on how the ukulele held up and how it sounds. The results are definitely mixed.
As far as bridge rotation goes, the results are good as there was no bridge rotation at all and intonation remains good. The bad is that the sound is not as good as I hoped. The sound is bass emphasized with good sustain but somewhat muted mids and highs and decreased volume overall. I attribute this to an "over braced" ukulele. The kiss of death. It is not a "canoe paddle" uke, but my reference ukes sound much better.
My gut tells me that this bracing system has merit, but I would drastically decrease the size of the longitudinal braces. Perhaps by as much as half or until I started to see some bridge rotation.
Onward! Into the fog!
As far as bridge rotation goes, the results are good as there was no bridge rotation at all and intonation remains good. The bad is that the sound is not as good as I hoped. The sound is bass emphasized with good sustain but somewhat muted mids and highs and decreased volume overall. I attribute this to an "over braced" ukulele. The kiss of death. It is not a "canoe paddle" uke, but my reference ukes sound much better.
My gut tells me that this bracing system has merit, but I would drastically decrease the size of the longitudinal braces. Perhaps by as much as half or until I started to see some bridge rotation.
Onward! Into the fog!