Friday, April 08, 2011

The Kilauea Six

Here are pictures of my latest ukulele. It is a six string tenor




The body; top, sides and back are AAA solid Koa all book matched. That means all the pieces were cut from the same log. The fretboard and peg head are Ebony

The neck is Spanish Cedar. Very light and very strong. There is a 1/4 inch diameter carbon fiber rod in the neck running the length of the fretboard. This adds stiffness to the neck without adding much weight.

The rosette is Paua Abalone shell. The bridge is Ebony


The tuning keys are Grover open gear 16:1 turning ratio. The strings are made by Worth. A six string ukulele is tuned just like a four string, G,C,E,A. But a six string has the A string doubled an octave apart and the C string also is doubled and is an octave apart

3 comments:

Illona said...

Absolutely gorgeous Ernie. I hope an appreciative buyer finds it!

Kyle said...

Very nice Ernie. Such workmanship is a rare thing.

Anonymous said...

That's beautiful dad!