This is a new and very special Concert size instrument with lots of sound and lots of deco character. I started with making the body out of a quilted Honduran Mahogany in which I inlaid a curly koa stripe around its belt-line. I made a matching neck with a matched koa stripe. With this start I embellished the ukulele with appropriate deco appointments. Starting at the peghead which is shaped into a traditional art deco tulip motif (and equipped with 4:1 ratio planetary geared peg-head brand tuners) it is capped in the front with an ebony and koa peghead veneer. The back of the peghead is also veneered but in a curly mahogany. There are simple and subtle wood fret position markers inlaid into the Rosewood fingerboard. The rosette is a simple segmented black ring. The bridge is made of rosewood with maple burl veneered onto its top face. A combination of koa, mahogany and ebony make up the decorations at the bottom of the soundboard, the end graft, the bottom of the back and the edge binding. All in all it’s quite a tasteful and elegant instrument.
          The instrument is finished in a smooth lacquer and hand rubbed to a high smooth gloss.
          It’s set up with impeccable fretwork for smooth and easy playing with great intonation. The combination of the Spruce and Mahogany strengthen the mid-range tones and the instrument lends itself equally well to strumming as well as to finger-picking.
          Overall the concert ukulele measures about 23” long and weighs about 17 ounces. A hard-shell Pohaku Case is included with the instrument.

$1750

Interested? give us a call at 510-845-5055 or email us at peter@pohakuukulele.com