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| Author: | ernie [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Soundhole reinforcement patch |
In the past I was using a soundhole patch of either spruce at 2mm.080 or WRc at .100 or 2.5mm. no rosette on the ukes. It was usually vertical grain running at 90 deg to the top . lately I have switched to using a thin birch 2-2.5mm or poplar ply for the S. patch on my ukes to accamodate the rosette design . what are you using .?? I find the ply makes for a more solid area around the top so that there is less flattening of the area before gluing down the FB . |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Soundhole reinforcement patch |
I used a reinforcing patch for the first time on this guitar and used cut-off from the top. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Soundhole reinforcement patch |
I join the cutoffs from the waist aria to make a sound hole patch. So it basically doubles the top thickness around the sound hole. |
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| Author: | ernie [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Soundhole reinforcement patch |
Thanks , thats what I/ve done as well using cutoffs from the top .But nowI find using uber thin plywood is more to my liking. and gives me a flatter area under the FB and UTB. Is anyone else using thin plywood as a soundhole patch ?? |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Soundhole reinforcement patch |
For the last uke I made I used two layers of the top material (off cuts) alternating the grain (essentially "plying" the wood ) as soundhole reinforcement. The top itself is just over 1/16th inch thick. |
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| Author: | Tim L [ Sun Dec 18, 2016 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Soundhole reinforcement patch |
I am in the process of French Polishing this Soprano now, trying to finish it up for a Christmas present. The top on this is .065 and I added a sound hole patch of .050, set cross grain at 90 degrees and made from 1 of Shanes' Lutz Spruce 2nds. Hoping to have it strung up by end of the week 
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