Scott's Tenor Ukulele
Tonewood
This is one of three custom ukulele’s built for my grown children. Scott selected the materials and headshape for his personal uke. It was a fun project to build a custom instrument for someone special.
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Curly Koa back, sides and top
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Macassar Ebony binding
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Mahogany neck
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Abalone rosette
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Ebony fretboard
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Slotted headstock with Curly Koa headplate
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Stealth Gotoh tuners
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Ebony bridge
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Royal-Lac shellac based finish
Voicing and Construction
Bracing pattern is traditional three fan braces with a 0.8mm carbon fiber bridge plate.
The three ukulele’s sound very similar, which is reflected in the frequency spectrums. The soundboards were tuned by measuring deflection with a fixed weight. The bracing and top thicknesses were adjusted to yield the same deflection.
Resonances:
Top 321 Hz
Back 436 Hz
Air 194 Hz