"Deep Forest" Earthtone Cedar and Walnut Tenor
Currently for Sale at Island Bazaar in Huntington Beach, CA
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The top of this uke is made of red cedar from Alaska Specialty Woods that is from a fallen tree that had been sitting on the forest floor for many years and was covered with moss. Over the years some of the minerals in the wood get replaced and make the wood a little more dense and "crisp". The result is a uke with a little more projection than normal.
The fingerboard and bridge on this ukulele are made of marbled black African Ebony. The mosaic rosette and binding are East Indian Rosewood.
The sound of this top is very colorful and projects very well.
One of my customers routinely uses a similar PCH ukulele at open mics and doesn't bother to amplify the sound of the uke, because it projects so well.
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There is black and white purfling around the top and the rosette.
Strings are Pepe Romero Low G with custom fluorocarbon for the C, E, and A strings.
The back and sides sides are a nice curly walnut from Pacific Coast Woods.
The neck is Honduan mahogany reinforced with a carbon rod.
The tuners are black Gotoh planetary tuners.
The headstock is curly walnut.
(note: I normally don't cut the strings to length until the uke is ready to leave my shop.)
The accent woods are a brown Mallee (eucalyptus) burl. This particular cut looks a little like a brain scan.
