Pride and Mango Tenor Ukulele - Sold
My kinda build is this Pride and Mango Tenor Ukulele–it’s a Hawaiian thing.
It’s All About the Wood
Body: Pride of India from Hawaii. Looks a little like Honduran mahogany but with a bit more grain pattern and distinct curl. This is Lagerstroemia speciosa or Crepe Myrtle. This must have been one freak’n big tree because it usually is seen as a small tree or bush. This is the only set of this beautiful wood that I have. Tap tone and density wise it is similar to Koa in my opinion. I know, who would have thought that this wood makes a great ukulele. This is a super tenor shape.
Pride of India ukulele
Da Pride uke back.
Binding: Curly Hawaiian Mango with apricot/black purfling.
Curly mango binding with apricot/black purfling.
Fret Board and Bridge: Kiawe. Hawaiian for mesquite. Hard, heavy and dense with a brilliant tap tone and makes for a great barbequing. Radiused with Gold “evo” frets.
Kiawe finger board and bridge.
Neck: Honduran mahogany with carbon fiber truss rod.
Accent wood: Hawaiian curly mango.
Curly mango accents.
The Rest of the Build
Fret markers: gold MOP.
Nut and Saddle: bone stained brown.
Strings: Pepe Romero flourocarbon with wound low “G”.
Tuners: Gotoh UPT.
Case: Crossrock ABS.
Crossrock comfort.
And
Nothing but the basics here. This is my kinda build lately. Nice to look at with no frills and with a very approachable sound and playability (super low action). Summer’s not over yet, especially with this Pride and Mango Tenor Ukulele.
