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Author:  Boheeem [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Ukulele Soprano Plans
Hi people,

I can't find on this forum on search plan for soprano ukulele but with more than 12 frets, I tested one in the store and it had 17 frets.

Do anybody have to share this plan with more frets.

Thanks anyway, cheers

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Author:  unkabob [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Your scale length is fixed, check the fret calculator on the stewmac website. Click on Stewart-Macdonald at the top of this page.
I expect that for a soprano ukulele, the fret will get too close together to be playable.

Bob :ugeek:
Author:  Shaw [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Maybe your talking about a concert uke.
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Author:  Boheeem [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Shaw wrote:
Maybe your talking about a concert uke.
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No man, Im thinking about soprano uke, this picture I posted up is Fender soprano model. Concert it's a bit bit bigger, but it's also very very small i try it also.

OK if someone have concert model thats ok to, but not bigger than that, but priority it's soprano with more than 12 frets.

If someone have plan please share here.
Author:  Quine [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
You don't need different plans for more frets. Just extend the fingerboard to the sound hole and add more frets. You can measure the frets from the Stewmac Calculator.... http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Frettin ... tcalc.html

Or use the Wfret program to print out a template.... http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/ ... e-easy-way
Author:  Boheeem [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Quine wrote:
You don't need different plans for more frets. Just extend the fingerboard to the sound hole and add more frets. You can measure the frets from the Stewmac Calculator.... http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Frettin ... tcalc.html

Or use the Wfret program to print out a template.... http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/ ... e-easy-way


Yes I got it thanks :)

Do anybody have good pdf plan 1:1 with all needed details and measures??
Author:  Alain Lambert [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
There is one on Christophe Grelier site: http://www.grellier.fr/
Author:  Boheeem [ Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Thanks man, I download it.

One question, top of this soprano uke have only 2 braces? Because of the small body?
Author:  jac68984 [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Boheeem wrote:
Thanks man, I download it.

One question, top of this soprano uke have only 2 braces? Because of the small body?


There is actually 3 braces on the top of the traditional design, including the plans you're looking at (the bridge plate acts as a fairly significant brace in a body that small). Some builders forgo the bridge patch on a soprano.
Author:  Boheeem [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
jac68984 wrote:
Boheeem wrote:
Thanks man, I download it.

One question, top of this soprano uke have only 2 braces? Because of the small body?


There is actually 3 braces on the top of the traditional design, including the plans you're looking at (the bridge plate acts as a fairly significant brace in a body that small). Some builders forgo the bridge patch on a soprano.


Or maybe to make bridge patch but thiner :)

What about spruce top? No efect on that small body?
Author:  jac68984 [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Spruce tops will generally sound different. True of basically any size acoustic. Plenty of spruce topped sopranos out there though.
Author:  Alain Lambert [ Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
Make sure to check Katy Matsushita web site.
She has buit a few and well documented. ( no soprano though!)

http://theamateurluthier.com/index.html
Author:  ernie [ Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ukulele Soprano Plans
I got my soprano /concert/tenor plan from gal, AN the baritone from the MIMF
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