Hi All,
New here, so hello all.
My first Uke was a Lanikai LU-11 Soprano and it plays well. It has a short fretboard, ie stops at the soundboard rather than running to the soundhole.
I have since bought a Clearwater Concert, to experiment with the concert, see: http://www.clearwaterinstruments.com/index2.php?uid=4
Apparently it is very similar or identical to the Ohana BK 70RB.
All fine with the Clearwater, but I have discovered the difference between the long fretboard that it has (19frets in total) and the Lanikai's 12. One of the main differences is the distance between the strings and wood. I strum in front of the soundhole, so on the Lanikai I get plenty of movement and tone while with the Clearwater there is little distance between the string and fretboard, so strumming flexibility seems limited. I did have the idea of raising the saddle, but a friend warned against this as this would create too high an action further up the fretboard.
Obviously lots of Ukes have a long fretboard. Just interested in Views on this issue, and possible solutions.
Many thanks,
Sam
New here, so hello all.
My first Uke was a Lanikai LU-11 Soprano and it plays well. It has a short fretboard, ie stops at the soundboard rather than running to the soundhole.
I have since bought a Clearwater Concert, to experiment with the concert, see: http://www.clearwaterinstruments.com/index2.php?uid=4
Apparently it is very similar or identical to the Ohana BK 70RB.
All fine with the Clearwater, but I have discovered the difference between the long fretboard that it has (19frets in total) and the Lanikai's 12. One of the main differences is the distance between the strings and wood. I strum in front of the soundhole, so on the Lanikai I get plenty of movement and tone while with the Clearwater there is little distance between the string and fretboard, so strumming flexibility seems limited. I did have the idea of raising the saddle, but a friend warned against this as this would create too high an action further up the fretboard.
Obviously lots of Ukes have a long fretboard. Just interested in Views on this issue, and possible solutions.
Many thanks,
Sam