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Tenor Uke nut width

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:38 pm
by Alan Carruth
...so I'm working on a tenor for a give-away at a raffle, and I can't find the drawing! I have the drawing for a soprano, and just can't remember whether the fingerboard on the tenor should be wider. Any help that's not too contradictory would be appreciated....

Re: Tenor Uke nut width

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:41 pm
by Gary Gill
I build my tenors 1-3/8" at the nut.

Re: Tenor Uke nut width

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:37 pm
by Michael James
I have a commercial one here, and its 35mm @ nut and 43mm @12th fret...

Re: Tenor Uke nut width

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:55 pm
by Rob Collins
Yes - 35mm at the nut is pretty standard. My uke necks are 45mm at the body join for all body sizes and 12.5mm string spacing at the bridge.

Re: Tenor Uke nut width

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:52 am
by Michael A Shelley
The Hana Lima 'Ia plan has 1-3/8" at the nut and 1-3/4" where it meets the body. I recently built a tenor with these specs and it feels right; an earlier one with a 1-1/2" nut seemed too wide to me. A tenor Fluke is 1-7/16" and 1-11/16".