Hold that Tiger!

Being a sucker for any new and different wood, I couldn’t resist this recent offering from Luthier’s Mercantile. It is called Tigrillo.  I don’t know a whole lot more about the wood other than  LMI reports that it is from Peru and is responsibly harvested and maintained.  The wood has a vertical tiger-like stripe  and is golden in color.  I find it to provide a warm and rich tone.  Here it is paired with a Canadian Sitka Spruce top.  The finger board and bridge are Mexican Bocote.  The ukulele is old school for me with a center sound hole and no side port.  Strung initially with Aquila low “G”.  Binding is East India Rosewood.  The finger board and bridge are Mexican Bocote.