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Baritone Ukulele Flamed Hawaiian Koa

 

#2015-22

This baritone ukulele was a first for me and the buyer was very impressed with the way it looks and sounds!  The customer who commissioned this instrument wanted a nice bass response and a sound that resembled a nice classical guitar, which was achieved with a robust design, traditional fan bracing, and a french polish finish.  I made the back, sides and bindings using Hawaiian flamed koa.  The koa really has some nice highlights!  The sound board is western red cedar, a great choice both for looks and sound.  The neck is maghogany.  The bridge is made of Peruvian walnut with a flamed koa Insert   In addition the binding is trimmed in abalone shell on the edges of the soundboard and the sound port to simulate a rosette.  The buyer requested an electronic pickup to be installed and I also used some nice Rubner Ukulele Black Nickel/Ebony tuners to set off the Hawaiian koa headstock.