hoji
Well-known member
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2016
- Messages
- 286
- Reaction score
- 149
I know this subject has been discussed at length for years... I'm curious about your current thoughts on body depth, specifically for tenor ukes, and how it affects sound and visual aesthetics.
I'm building a tenor now, of my own design, and looking at other plans for comparison it seems like 3 in. (76 mm) is typical. However that seems pretty deep to me, and I think I like the look of a more shallow instrument. I'm thinking around 2.38 in. at the tail tapering to 2.25 in. at the heel (57 -60 mm) looks good to me.
I wonder if anyone has come up with a formula for ideal depth based on the body width/length.... This one I'm making is 9 in. (228 mm) across at the lower bout, and 11.75 in (298 mm) long.
I'm building a tenor now, of my own design, and looking at other plans for comparison it seems like 3 in. (76 mm) is typical. However that seems pretty deep to me, and I think I like the look of a more shallow instrument. I'm thinking around 2.38 in. at the tail tapering to 2.25 in. at the heel (57 -60 mm) looks good to me.
I wonder if anyone has come up with a formula for ideal depth based on the body width/length.... This one I'm making is 9 in. (228 mm) across at the lower bout, and 11.75 in (298 mm) long.