Little Brown Gal Concert Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Here’s a project started early on in 2021 and finally finished. This is the Little Brown Gal Concert Ukulele.
Little Brown Gal.
The Woods
Body: Hawaiian Curly Koa with minor spalting.
Flitch matched Koa.
Neck: Croatian Mappa Burl with internal carbon truss rod.
Mappa Burl Neck.
Finger Board and Bridge: Macassar Ebony.
Accent Woods: Curly Hawaiian Mango.
Curly Mango accents.
Binding: India Rosewood with maple/black fiber accents.
The Rest of the Build
Strings: Romero flourocarbon, high “G”
Amplification : Mi-Si.
Nut and Saddle: unbleached bone.
Position Markers: White MOP
Head Stock Inlay: Lotus Blossom in Abalone and MOP
Lotus Blossom head stock inlay.
And
This is the first traditional scaled concert ukulele that I have built in about 5 years–by request of course. I favor the tenor scale and string tension. It might not “sing” quite as much as it might have with the longer scale but I’m not disappointed. The high “G” gives it a more traditional sound for sure and the Romero strings add a bit of warmth. The small body still has decent sustain. It’s easy to play soft and still holds up for some heavier strumming.
The Little Brown Gal Concert Ukulele with that Mappa Burl neck is a cutie for sure!
