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| Author: | Steve-atl [ Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Gluing on the top and bottom |
I am assembling a StewMac Baritone Ukulele kit. I am getting close to gluing on the top and bottom. Looking at the braces they are big and bulky and certainly do not taper to paper thin at the ends. Should I spend time thinning these out a little? Anything else I should do before gluing the top and bottom on. Thanks |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing on the top and bottom |
If you make them more of a triangle shape, they will be nearly as stiff but much lighter. New username, same ole Pat Mac |
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| Author: | Steve-atl [ Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing on the top and bottom |
Pmaj7 wrote: If you make them more of a triangle shape, they will be nearly as stiff but much lighter. New username, same ole Pat Mac Thanks |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluing on the top and bottom |
Never done a baritone uke before but. . . I would profile the cross section to remove some mass as mentioned above and I would certainly work the ends down to either feather them out to nothing or thin enough to tuck under notches in the linings. If it were me, I would choose feather out to nothing. |
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