The Tree, Burl and Redwood Ukulele - Sold

Here’s the latest The Tree ukulele.  For lack of better terminology I’ll call it The Tree, Burl and Redwood Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape.

 

It’s all about the wood.

Body:  The Tree Honduran mahogany–tortoise curl.  The sides are doubled with straight quarter-sawn Honduran mahogany.  There’s a whole thing out there now with compound sides (for lack of better terminology) and what this adds to the instrument.  Well, more work, that’s for sure!  I’m resisting calling this a plywood although I guess it is–there are plywoods and then there are plywoods.   Added strength, better sound?  Only time will tell as more and more high-end builds are produced using this technique.

Sound Board:  Fort Ross Chapel redwood–super nice!  Bracing is Adirondak spruce.

Neck:  curly Honduran mahogany with The Tree lamination.  Carbon fiber truss rod.  Sanded finish–super smooth.

Binding and Rosette:  Pomelle Sapele with sea foam green/black fiber purfling.   It’s a pretty subtle green.  Looks almost white in the pictures.

Accent Wood:  Australian brown Mallee Burl.    I used this with The Tree on the head stock with a black epoxy river down the center.

Finger Board and Bridge:  Brazilian rosewood.  Sapele binding on the fret board with white MOP fret markers on the side only.  Martin 16″ radius.

Nut and Saddle:  brown stained bone.  White is cool on light builds but I’m really liking this vintage bone look on the darker builds.

The rest of the build.

Tuners:  Gotoh UPT.

Strings:  Pepe Romero flourocarbon with wound low “G”.

Case:  Crossrock fiberglass.

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I don’t think I left anything out?  The sound on this one is deeper, warmer and fuller than the last although the builds were almost identical.  This I would attribute to the size of the instrument since the last was a standard tenor.  I only put strings on today so it’s a bit early to give a more accurate opinion but it’s starting to come to life.  I think this The Tree, Burl and Redwood Ukulele is a winner.