Claro and Cedar Baritone Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Here is a great combination of tonewoods for small instruments. This is the Claro and Cedar Baritone Ukulele.
Tonally warm western red cedar sound board.
The Woods
Body: Western Claro Walnut. Good color, good figure and medium low density.
Western claro walnut body.
Sound Board: Western Red Cedar. Tonally, I think cedar is warmer than redwood.
Neck: Western Black Walnut with Eastern Cherry lamination. I laminated the neck with cherry to mimic the color of the cedar sound board. Passive carbon fiber truss rod, of course.
Western black walnut with Eastern cherry lamination.
Finger Board and Bridge: Ebony species.
Accent Woods: Oregon Black Walnut Burl.
Oregon black walnut burl accents.
Binding: India Rosewood with maple/black purfling accent.
The Rest of the Build
Strings: Pepe Romero flourocarbon with smooth wound “D”. This combination is warm and enticing. I’m still up in the air about the “best” combinations for baritone ukulele. I’ve been using Thomastik cf30/27 on the “D/G” and have recently tried Oasis with smooth brass wound “D/G” as well. They all have their attributes.
Nut and Saddle: unbleached bone.
Rosewood binding with maple/black purfling.
Fret Board Markers: white MOP.
Case: Crossrock ABS/Kala
And
This instrument has a 20 ” scale and with the Romero strings is easy to play, warm and full bodied in my opinion. I’ll get some more feedback soon since it should be delivered today. I have a new 21″ scale instrument with Sitka top and the same string combination and find this instrument to be the equal of the longer scale but warmer of voice. Not complainin’, just sayin’! It’s so much a personal thing.
Basically, I don’t think you can go wrong with a Claro and Cedar Baritone Ukulele!
