Tom Snape
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I am leaning toward keeping ukulele string spacing (around 13 to14 mm at bridge). Maybe I'm just being stubborn, but I want it to feel like a uke, not a guitar. My Telecaster string spacing is 10.8 mm, and that seems about standard for the electric guitar derived parts I've found online for four stringed instruments. I wanted to use a Fender style bridge with four adjustable saddles but with 14 mm spacing. Not sure how I could make one, but I've thought about using four guitar saddles and spacing them out a bit on a new base. Maybe place some inconspicuous shims between them to hold the spacing. Or maybe make something completely different. I would also like to try my hand a making my own pickups.
Any way, this one is on the way back burner for now as there are several other project bouncing around in my brain.
Any way, this one is on the way back burner for now as there are several other project bouncing around in my brain.