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" Thanksgiving" Koa Tenor
Solid Koa w/Abalone
For Sale at Hale Ukulele in San Diego, CA
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I'm calling this tenor the "Thanksgiving Koa" for two reasons. The first reason is obvious. I finished it very close to Thanksgiving Day. The other reason is that the colors felt very "Thanksgiving-ish" to me. The thin white stripe up the middle and the hint of a fine curl give this uke a very pleasing look.
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The tone is warm and sweet, as you would expect in a Koa tenor.
The back matches the front but is from a part of the board that had a little more sapwood, but that same understated curl.
The center strip is East Indian rosewood that matches the binding.
The accents are a red coolish Burl that is really interesting.
I used Gold Gotoh tuners this time.
The neck is Honduran Mahogany with a carbon fiber truss rod.
The fingerboard and bridge are East Indian rosewood. Nut and saddle are natural water buffalo bone.
As always, there is a side soundport. The sides match the top and back very nicely.
This picture really shows what I felt were the "Thanksgiving" colors.
The thin rosette and purfling are Paua Abalone with thin black and white striping around the borders
