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| Author: | zac_in_ak [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:19 am ] |
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Hi All I am planning a pay it forward ukulele for my church to help replace a heat exchanger..The ukulele in question will be made of sycamore b&s and a cedar of lebenon neck what kind of top do you guys think would work well I have some lightly flamed koa and some sitka spruce. If neither of these two would work does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks! |
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| Author: | Rick Turner [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:35 am ] |
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It's hard to go wrong with spruce for a uke top. You can take it nice and thin...down to 2mm or so. I wouldn't mix figured woods with top, back and sides unless you want a kind of harlequin kind of look. Oh, what sycamore are you talking about? European sycamore is what we call maple. I use California sycamore for ukes which is a whole other thing. On those we do top, back, and sides, and they're wonderful. |
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| Author: | zac_in_ak [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:04 pm ] |
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I am not sure what kind of sycamore as it is being donated to me along with the cedar neck..I was leaning toward the spruce.. |
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| Author: | zac_in_ak [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:17 pm ] |
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I found out it is American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis ) grown in florida. |
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