The distance to the bridge is also very critical. If your notes are consistently high, Move the bridge a little toward the tailpiece. On most instruments if you chime the string at the 12th fret, then note it at the 12th fret it should sound the same.
Nice!If your pitches are still a little off when fingering the first fret, lowering the nut can help. I bought an old Japanese uke that I could not chord F, A7, C7, etc. without it sounding horrible. I noticed that the nut was very high and sanded it down (It is a wood nut). It worked and now sounds great! With a plastic nut you can use a file on the string grooves. Be careful not to file too low! Thanks for posting this series! It makes me want to try making one myself! Cheers! Alan
Hey can anyone tell me what kind of strings to put on my 1928 banjolele ..Wanna start kicking it again..
sandkey 4 years ago
The distance to the bridge is also very critical. If your notes are consistently high, Move the bridge a little toward the tailpiece. On most instruments if you chime the string at the 12th fret, then note it at the 12th fret it should sound the same.
banjobilly32 4 years ago
Nice!If your pitches are still a little off when fingering the first fret, lowering the nut can help. I bought an old Japanese uke that I could not chord F, A7, C7, etc. without it sounding horrible. I noticed that the nut was very high and sanded it down (It is a wood nut). It worked and now sounds great! With a plastic nut you can use a file on the string grooves. Be careful not to file too low! Thanks for posting this series! It makes me want to try making one myself! Cheers! Alan
UKISOCIETY 4 years ago