Great looking uke!! Also being a mandolin player I guess I have to question the idea behind an arch top uke. I'm not a design expert by any stretch, but arch top designs derive their sound by the amount of pressure the strings impart on the bridge as they run from the tail piece to the nut, along with top thickness, break angle of the strings over the bridge and few other things. On mandolins and arch top guitars, the 6 or 8 steel strings impart a great deal of pressure on the bridge, thus causing the top of the instrument (the sound board) to vibrate. I just wonder how much pressure 4 nylon type strings can impart on the top. With hand carved designs you can only go so thin or brace it very heavily, or else the top can sink. So I guess the question is, is this being done because it's different and looks cool, or is it really bringing something sonically superior to the party??
Any luthiers or sound engineers care to jump in on this??
Any luthiers or sound engineers care to jump in on this??
