BH Sassafras & Silver Quandong Tenor Uke

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BH Sassafras & Silver Quandong Tenor Uke

Post by lamanoditrento » Fri May 24, 2024 4:36 am

I thought I had posted this already but I must have dreamed it.

This is a recent-ish commission of a tenor ukulele (or perhaps its really just a really small four stringed nylon guitar). It has a silver quandong SB, blackheart sassafrass B+S, QLD maple silkwood neck, mulga FB, has a K&K Aloha pickup and hard-French polished.

I went slightly bonkers inlaying the bound and waterfall-jointed paua FB & side markers on a radiused FB.

I've also added a couple of sound clips at the end of the post of a good friend and fellow bar fly singing a couple of tunes.
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*There is a bit of a fisheye thing going on with a couple of the pics, please be rest assured that I did not make a trapezoidal uke.


youtu.be/YcJYoMvn6-o


youtu.be/6VYMOdQ8_Ek
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Re: BH Sassafras & Silver Quandong Tenor Uke

Post by Gazm » Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:51 pm

I do enjoy a colourfull Sassy billet & the green purfling appointments with Paua come up a treat, the smile om Emelie adds weight to your craft Trent, Well done!
Interesting Tuners, could you share the brand Please.

Thx for sharing,

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Re: BH Sassafras & Silver Quandong Tenor Uke

Post by kiwigeo » Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:05 pm

Gazm wrote:
Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:51 pm
Interesting Tuners, could you share the brand Please.
They look a bit like Graph Techs.

https://www.amazon.com/Graph-Tech-Ratio ... B085CFJQFQ
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Re: BH Sassafras & Silver Quandong Tenor Uke

Post by Taffy Evans » Fri Jun 28, 2024 11:39 am

Hi, that's a very nice-looking instrument, Trent. I have a few boards of quandong stashed away, I might have to pull it out having seen yours.
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Re: BH Sassafras & Silver Quandong Tenor Uke

Post by Gazm » Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:52 am

By the looks, you're on the right track Martin.

Thx,

Gaz

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