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String height at bridge – tenor ukulele?

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10WChris

Post subject: String height at bridge – tenor ukulele?

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:19 pm

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Hi,
im Chris hobby-builder from Germany.
i want to build a tenor ukulele, 17" scale length.
What's a good string height at the bridge?
is 8mm, 0.31" ok?
thanks

Chris

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johnparchem

Post subject: Re: String height at bridge – tenor ukulele?

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:54 pm

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8 mm is great. I go as high as 10 on a tenor.

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