Position Dots In The Side Of The Fretboard.

The
Material If Available From Luthier Supply Houses
In Long Sticks. Just Drill The Proper Sized Hole
And Trim and Sand The Dots Flush.

Although Reinforcement (Both Static And Adjustable) Is

Not Necessary For A Ukulele, I Still Prefer To Use A
Laminated Neck, With Contrasting Wood Down The
Center Of The Neck For Additional Strength And Added
Appearance.

Most Ukulele Necks Are Built From A Single Slab

Of Wood. You Can Elect To Use Laminated Blocks
And A Scarf Joint At The Head To Introduce More
Strength To The Neck And Save A Lot Of Wood.

Less Expensive Ukulele's Utilize East Indian Rosewood

For Both The Fretboard And The Bridge. More Expensive
And Additional Durability Is Available By Using Ebony, But
With The Growing Rarity Of This Wood, Supplemental
Woods Are Being Considered.

Use Bone Or Ivory Nut Materials For

The Best Tone.

15"

4 7/8"

23.0
45.5/32"
6.3

1/4"

39.3/32"

29/32

1 25

21.9
"

7/8"

R 100.0

Typical Ukulele Bridge. You Will Find Many Assorted

Bridges Used On Ukuleles From This Bridge, Which
Resembles A Classical Guitar Bridge To Modified
Acoustic Guitar Pin Bridges.

Scale Length

381.0

124.2

Ukulele Tops Can Be Constructed From

Various Wood Species. The Most Popular
Options Are Fine-Grained Sitka Spruce Or
Hawaiian Koa. Spruce Should Be 2mm (.08")
Thick and Koa Should Be 1.5mm (.06") Thick

190.5

Bridge Plate. Build From Top Plate

Material Or Hardwood. Grain Shall
Run Perpendicular To Top Plate Grain
Bridge Plate Thickness Shall Be 1mm
190.5 (.04")

7 1/2"

7 1/2"

190.5

87.2

7 1/2"

3 7/16"

Back Block or Butt Block. This Can Be

Spruce, Mahogany Or Any Other Hardwood
Of Your Choice. Mahogany Is The Most
Popular Option.

For Fret Spacing Refer To Chart Below

1 17

Drill These Holes Only After You Have

Purchased Your Tuning Machines. Make
Holes Slightly Larger Than The Post Dia.
Drill These Holes First To Minimize Tear-Out
Of The Tuner Slots.
The Top Trim For The Headstock Is Traditionally Made From
The Same Wood As The Back And Sides. It is Usually
Leftover Stock And Is About 2mm Thick. Glue Maple Or
Maple/Ebony Veneer Beneath For Additional Detail - This Is
A Personal Preference. Glue These Pieces Before Any
Headstock Work Is Started.

The Neck Thickness Varies Quite A Bit From One

Ukulele To Another. Typically A Thinner Neck Is
Faster, In That It Plays Easier - The Tradeoff Is
That A Thin Neck Is Weaker And Is More Likely To
Give You Neck Warpage Issues Than A Thicker
Neck.

#1 Quality Honduras Mahogany Neck Select

Only Vertical Grain Wood For Your Neck.

1"

Fan Braces. These Are The Principle

Tone Braces For The Top. Rough-Cut,
Glue Into Place And Final Shape.

2 19/32"

Spruce Structural Braces. Rough-Cut,

Glue In Place And Do Final Shaping.
Typical For Top And Back Plates.

25.4

66.0

63.4

11.0
2.0 " 7/16"
1/16

1/2"

13.0

A Popular Wood Option For The Ukulele

Neck Is Honduras (Also Known As Genuine)
Mahogany, Also Consider Koa, Maple, or
Alaskan Yellow Cedar.

2 1/2"

12.43

R 32.2

Most Ukulele's Have A Heel Cap Built From

Wood That Matches The Back, But You Can
Elect To Use A Contrasting Material If You Like.

22.0

55.4

63.6

80.0

71.3

7/8"

2 3/16"

2 1/2"

3 5/32"

2 13/16"

Kerfed Lining Made From Either Basswood Or

Mahogany. Make This Lines On The Bandsaw With A
Stop Jig Set Up So Your Kerfing Looks Perfectly
Spaced. Attention To Detail - Always Important.

270.2
10 5/8"

Longitudinal Section

Most Quality Ukulele's Not Only Have An Arched

Back Across The Width Of The Instrument, They
Have A Crown That Spans From The Front To The
Back Of The Instrument. Refer To The Side Contour
Template And Back Arch Templates To Get These
Arches Exactly Right.

108.0
4 1/4"

24.0

60.0

24.0

15/16"

2 3/8"

15/16"

Edge Binding Is An Option For Ukulele's.

If You Decide To Use Edge Purfling To
Protect The Edges Of The Top And Back
Plates, Consider The Use Of A Hardwood
Such As Koa. Combine This With MultiLaminate Purfling For Additional
Appearance.

5/32"

3.7
2 1/2"

63.7

Kerfed Lining Made From Either Basswood Or

Mahogany. Make This Lines On The Bandsaw With A
Stop Jig Set Up So Your Kerfing Looks Perfectly
Spaced. Attention To Detail - Always Important.

5/32"

4.0

1 23/32"

Most Ukulele's Have A Heel Cap Built From

Wood That Matches The Back, But You Can
Elect To Use A Contrasting Material If You Like.

Lateral Section

Binding Size Should Be About 2mm Thick x

4mm Tall. Consider Additional Accent
Veneers Of Ebonized And Maple Wood For
A Nice Appearance.

44.0

Often The Coped Ends Of The Top And Back Braces

Are Cut Through The Ukulele Sides. Make Sure Your
Purfling For The Top And Bottom Plates Will Cover This
Channel Adequately Though.

To Cover Up The Center Seam Inside The Ukulele Body And Give The
Joint Additional Strength Use A Strip Of Maple 1mm Thick. Run
Between The Braces And Round-Off As Shown. The Best Way To
Install This Is As One Long Piece And Carefully Cut And Chisel Out The
Channels For The Back Braces.

R 135.1

Back Block or Butt Block. Vertical

Grain Mahogany Is Usually The
Best Choice.

Arch The Back Of The Ukulele For Sound Reflectance Quality And To
Allow Some Tollerance For Humidity Changes. This Arch Should Be
Approximately 5mm Across The Wide Part Of The Back Plate

16.0
5/8"

Heel Configuration
At Body Intersection
Note For Detailed Construction Instructions
Refer To Our Book "Guitar & Ukulele Construction
Handbook @ http://shopglss.com
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This Sheet Size Is Metric A1 Size Overall Size is 841mm x
594mm With 15mm Borders On All Sides. For USA Customers
Print On Architectural "D" (24" x 36") Without Resizing For 1:1
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Georgia Luthier Supply

12-Fret Concert Ukulele Plan

Date: March 27, 2013

Revisions:

Dec 14, 2013

Unless Noted Otherwise,

These Plans Are Drawing
Full Scale. They Are
Labeled in mm and
Fractional Inches

Sheet Number

02