A Classic Baritone Ukulele - For Sale $1650
With a more traditional look, here’s A Classic Baritone Ukulele. This is my big baritone shape.
Dark forest cypress sound board.
It’s All About The Woods
Body: It really is all about the woods. I wanted a more traditional looking instrument with traditional woods. So, here’s some classic, old growth, India Rosewood. It looks almost like old growth Brazilian. It is one of the most notorious acoustic woods ever.
Old growth India Rosewood.
Sound Board: I paired the rosewood with this Dark Forest Cypress sound board. Maybe not traditional but a very distinguished look. Not overly bright with a good balance for the rosewood.
Dark forest cypress., India Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood and Hawaiian Koa–check!
Binding and Accents: Curly Hawiian Koa with maple/black purfling and a bit of figured Bubinga for the head stock back strap.
Curly Hawaiian koa binding.
Neck: Central American Mahogany with carbon truss rod.
Central American mahogany neck.
Fret Board and Bridge: radiused Brazilian Rosewood.
The Rest Of The Build
Strings: Oasis “Southcoast” linear, DGBE.
Tuners: Gotoh 501 mini for ukulele.
Gotoh 501 mini for ukulele tuners.
Fret Markers: white MOP.
Nut and Saddle: unbleached bone.
Figured Bubinga backstrap.
Case: Crossrock ABS.
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I like this one. I wanted a classic acoustic look for starters. And, I wanted that rosewood sound. Nothing like a Classic Baritone Ukulele.
