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Ukulele / No. 374

Luthier’s tenor ukulele crossover guitar no. 374

The story

First in the World luthier tenor ukulele crossover/hybrid with Mini Classical guitar body and wide neck introduces the following innovations:

  • VI generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the ukulele neck,
  • top with IX generation WAVE type resonator
  • back & sides made in III generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the ukulele sides
  • Custom made IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with STIFFENING WINGS inlaid with natural Baltic amber and bone

Specifications

Double top
Western Red Cedar (Earth Master Grade)(top) / Alpine Spruce from Tirol (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back & Sides
Ancient Kauri with extremely rare ‘whitebait’ effect – with a certificate of authenticity (about 40.000 years old)(Master Grade)
Scale
17″ (431,8 mm)
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of Ancient Kauri (about 40.000 years old)(Master Grade) with central African Ebony strip
Fingerboard
Elevated, Exotic Ebony (Master Grade)
Head
Plates / Double Exotic Ebony (Master Grade)
Shape
Vintage (Slotted) Classical Style
Inlays
Three natural Baltic amber lines with natural Baltic amber crown
Soundport
With African Ebony (Master Grade) directional wings, binded with Ebony (Master Grade)
Rosette
Inlaid with Exotic Ebony (Master Grade) and natural Baltic amber crowns
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
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Inlay
Fingerboard vine inlay made of natural Baltic amber
Cutaway
Florentine (Sharp)
Tuning
Standard AECG
Strings
Nylon
Hardcase
Brand
Warranty
Life-time