"Myrtle 2 Ways" Tenor
On Sale now at Hale Ukulele in San Diego, CA
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This ukulele has a very curly Oregon Myrtle (aka California Bay Laurel) top with chocolate Myrtle back and sides all from Pacific Coast Woods.
The top was not originally purchased with this back and side set, but I think they go well together.
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The myrtle on the back is very unusual. I don't really have a name for it, but I like it.
The accents are a Coolibah Burl.
The sides on this uke are from the some billet as the back, but just a different part of the board. I love the little shark fins going away from the end graft.
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The neck is curly Black Limba with a carbon reinforcement rod. Limba has a density very similar to mahogany, but the colors match better for myrtle and mango ukes I'm my opinion.
Top is really pretty and has a wonderful warmth to its tone. The rosette is East Indian rosewood as is the binding. I really like the purplish color of this rosewood with the tone of most of the myrtle I get in.
The pattern on this wood is very similar to one of my previous myrtle ukes but the color is more brown while the other was more gray.
The headstock is the same curly myrtle as the top. At one point there was a sort of Bart Simpson face on the headstock, but the tuners got in the way.
The tuners are black Gotoh Interplanetary tuners.
Strings are a Pepe Romero wound low g string with custom high carbon fluorocarbon strings.
I really like the sound of this uke. It has a warm tone like koa, but it also has a wonderful volume and depth to the sound. As soon as you start playing this ukulele you have no choice but to relax and smile a little smile.
