Pernambuco Redwood Custom Ukulele - Sold
This is a Pernambuco Redwood Custom Ukulele.
Fort Ross Chapel redwood sound board.
It’s All About The Woods
Body: Brazilian Pernambuco. Rarely seen these days because of over forestation, this wood has been harvested extensively as a dye wood and musical instrument wood. It was the most prized wood for violin bows and because of is tonal qualities it is occasionally seen in acoustic instruments. I believe it was a favored wood in Brazil for percussion instruments as well. The pictures don’t do it justice because in sunlight the color changes from orange to pure gold.
Golden Brazilian pernambuco.
Sound Board: color-wise a spruce would have been my first choice but I opted for this Fort Ross Chapel Redwood as an alternative. It has a bright tap tone with good sustain.
Finger Board and Bridge: keeping with the red to orange coloration I opted for this radiused and stabilized Australian Red Mallee Burl.
Australian Mallee burl finger board and bridge.
Neck: Honduran Mahogany with carbon truss rod.
Binding: Honduran Rosewood with black/apricot colored purfling.
Accent Woods: lace Redwood.
Pernambuco/mallee burl head stock.
The Rest Of The Build
Tuners: Gotoh UPT.
Lace Redwood accents.
Rosette and Fret Board Markers: gold cultured Opal.
Strings: Pepe Romero, low “G”.
Case: Crossrock ABS.
Nut and Saddle: unbleached bone.
And
A tough build for a lot of reasons, but the end result is pleasing. The redwood top and the reflective back make for a bit of brightness compared with some other combinations. The volume and sustain are good. This definitely is a build that I will not repeat–just the availability of wood is enough of deterrent. I’ve only seen one other ukulele build with pernambuco to date so I guess this will fit into that one-of-a-kind category well. You know, I just had to make a Pernambuco Redwood Custom Ukulele!
