Rustic Koa Tenor
Solid Koa w/Abalone
On Sale now at Island Bazaar in Huntington Beach, CA
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I am calling this my "Rustic Koa" tenor simply because that is the first word that came to mind as I was putting on the finish. This uke has such a sweet mellow sound with a lot of projection for an all Koa uke.
The Paua abalone rosette and purfling add a nice pop of color.
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This is a picture of the back. This guy has a a lot of very delicate curl and some nice color variation.
The binding and the stripe down the center are East Indian rosewood.
The accents are Coolibah Burl. I was able to get a nice teardrop black accent on the backstrap this time.
The neck is Honduran Mahogany with a carbon fiber truss rod. The mahogany has just a faint little curl, which is kind of cool. The fingerboard and bridge are a dark brown East Indian rosewood as opposed to the more purplish color I sometimes use. Nut and saddle are natural bone.
As always, there is a side soundport. The sides match the top and back very nicely.
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This uke is available at Island Bazaar Ukuleles in Huntington Beach, CA
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They will ship.
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Please check out the sound sample below.
Here is a sound sample for this ukulele graciously done by Chad Silva. The song is "When You Wish Upon a Star". This is just a simple iPhone video with no amplification.
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Chad is the store manager at Island Bazaar in Huntington Beach, CA, one of the largest ukulele stores in the state. As you can tell, he is quite a ukulele player.
