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Uke-Scale Basses

Basses built with a uke scale length of 21 inches.

Uke-Scale Bass

Audiovox Uke Bass

This bass is a 21" scale, with a piezo saddle mounted in an adjustable bridge. The soundhole is just for looks. The strings are metal-wound Kalas. The fretboard is cut out of the ugliest piece of wood I ever received. For such a small neck, I managed to cut around most of the ugly, and the result isn't half bad.

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Stratocaster Uke Bass

21" neck, adjustable bridge with piezo saddle, active electronics. EBay body. Now has metal-wound strings.

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Mitre Box

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I made this little mitre box. It goes in 5-degree steps from 0 to 45 degrees. I don't know if that will actually be useful, but it gives me something to play with. Although I made it with the saw shown, I would use it with a fret saw, which is narrower and runs in the slots nicely. The important thing is not that the angles are super accurate, but that they are repeatable. I think.

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