Pete Howlett
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In my search to improve product and be as eco friendly as possible I have a project on the go which is looking at 5 potential specie for ukulele made from wood found in the British Isles. The only bit of this little darling not from Europe is the fingerboard - I have yet to be able to find a source of Laburnam, the only timber dark enough and resilient enough for fingerboards.
Body is English Yew, the neck is Welsh Alder and the headplate Burr English Elm. Currently it weighs in at 295g or 10 oz - this is a little too heavy for me but it will be OK because the body is like one huge soundboard! Yew, though it struts like a hardwood is, in fact, a softwood.
Body is English Yew, the neck is Welsh Alder and the headplate Burr English Elm. Currently it weighs in at 295g or 10 oz - this is a little too heavy for me but it will be OK because the body is like one huge soundboard! Yew, though it struts like a hardwood is, in fact, a softwood.