"Moody" Sinker Redwood and Indian Rosewood Tenor
On Sale now at Island Bazaar in Huntington Beach, CA
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The first time my wife saw this ukulele she said,"Ooh, it's all dark and moody. I like it!" So we called it "Moody".
The Indian rosewood and the sinker redwood top combine to give this ukulele a beautiful and explosive sound.
East Indian rosewood doesn't usually have any sapwood on it, but I really like this little sapwood stripe up the back.
Unfortunately for me, the dark rosewood is so shiny, it is almost impossible to get a nice picture of the back.
All the accents are a lovely golden amboyna burl which matches the curly koa binding quite nicely.
The rosette is a koa mosaic to match the koa binding.
The fretboard and bridge are Gaboon ebony.
Sinker redwood comes from a log that sunk when it was being floated down to the sawmills and later recovered 50 to 100 years later. Boards cut from these logs can be a mixed bag. Some have the consistency of cardboard, but this one was nice and crisp.
In addition it has a blotchy, almost quilted look to it that I really liked.
The headstock is a combo of ebony and redwood.
This uke is equipped with a Pepe Romero wound low G string and custom high carbon fluorocarbon C, E and A strings.
I went with a walnut neck this time for two reasons. it looks great matched with the rosewood sides and its a little heavier that the standard mahogany, which counterbalances the extra weight of the rosewood body.
