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Ukulele / No. 558

Luthier’s tenor ukulele no. 558

The story

First in the World luthier tenor ukulele introduces the following innovations:

  • VII generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the ukulele neck,
  • top with X generation WAVE type resonator
  • back & sides made in VII generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the ukulele sides
  • African Ebony (Master Grade) IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with STIFFENING WINGS inlaid with natural Baltic amber and bone

Specifications

Solid top
Western Red Cedar (Master Grade)
Back & Sides
Redwood Burl (Vavona)(Master Grade)
Scale
17″ (431,8 mm)
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade) with African Ebony reinforcing strips
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade)
Head
Plates / Double African Ebony (Master Grade)
Shape
Vintage (Slotted) Classical Style
Inlay
Crown logo – natural Baltic amber
Soundhole
Single, offset, bound with Ebony (Master Grade)
Heel
Cap / African Ebony
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Nut
Extra-wide, 42 mm (1.65″), natural bone, hand-shaped and polished
Saddle
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Tuners
Black tuning machines with ebony knobs and black aluminum rollers with bearings and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1
Binding
African Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard markers
Side – natural bone, diameter 1.5 mm at 3, 5, 9, 15 frets, diameter 3 mm 7, 12 (double) frets
Frets
18% nickel-silver
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Inlay
Fingerboard 11-13 custom inlay made of natural Baltic amber
Cutaway
Semi
Strings
Nylon
Hardcase
Brand
Warranty
Life-time