Banjo Uke Finished and Working at LAST!!!

I finally, months after beginning, have figured out how to tune my banjo uke and actually make music with it I am happy with. Didgeman80 gave me the idea of where to place the bridge (which made all the difference!!) in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE24bj-58Mc

And Aaron Keim inspired me to kick out some old time Clawhammer on the new uke in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSlmEZUtROo

Thanks a bunch guys! You made my day!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• sirant
• ukulele
• diy
• banjouke
• banjo
• homemade

[Cougerbat]

the reason y it sounded better is because u needed to space the bridge the same length as the nut to the 12th fret (its a soprano so its the last fret)

[sirant]

Fantastic advice, and I believe you (or perhaps someone else) offered me the same advice previously, and I moved the bridge the wrong way!!! D'oh! Now not only does this uke sound better, but I did the same for my Tamborine-uke and it sounds awesome too! Thanks for the great advice, may just make a video showing how much of a difference it truly makes!!!

[1488awol]

I really think this is very neat i will try to make one here soon i play the banjo already but i like this real well thank you for the video

[howlinhobbit]

Cougerbat is nearly there. To get the best intonation possible, your bridge should be as far from the 12th fret as the 12th fret is from the nut... plus a wee bit. That wee bit is the hard part because we're talking 1/8th inch or less. Sounds like you got it pretty well on your video.

From nut to 12th fret is one octave. That doubled distance is called the scale length of the instrument.

Congrats on finishing your project. You did a great job!

[artistfood]

Thanks for the videos. It helped a lot. Im planning on making a banjo myself. You did an amazing job.

I also like the appalachian banjo you got in the background.

[hoosierhiver]

good job bro!

[Didgeman80]

Hey Sirant,

Great turnout on your banjolele!! Now that you mention it, I fiddled with the placement of my bridge for quite some time. There's nothing worse than when something you work so hard on doesn't work and there's nothing more satisfying than when it finally works perfectly!!

Keep the vids coming!

:)