ChuckBarnett
Well-known member
I am building a bolt-on tenor uke. When I set the fretboard onto the bolted on neck I'm seeing a 0.007" (feeler gauge) gap between the underside of the fretboard and the top, just north of the soundhole. That gap tightens up as you slide the gauge closer to the neck. As a noob, I think I need to get that gap to pretty much zero so that the fretboard lies flat against the top.
Complicating this is that I've done a radiussed top (I know, I know...)
I'm also concerned that if the angle of the top of the fretboard and the ukukele top isn't open enough, there may not be much height for the strings over the saddle. (I could slip a laminate layer between the neck and fretboard...)
I have yet to install frets and hesitate to go further until I solve this question.
Any help for the boy??
Complicating this is that I've done a radiussed top (I know, I know...)
I'm also concerned that if the angle of the top of the fretboard and the ukukele top isn't open enough, there may not be much height for the strings over the saddle. (I could slip a laminate layer between the neck and fretboard...)
I have yet to install frets and hesitate to go further until I solve this question.
Any help for the boy??