resoman
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This was inspired by Beau Hannam's cutaway uke he finished a few weeks ago. It is my first cutaway and it was built for the mandolin player in the band I am in. It's basically a tenor with the lower bout a little wider than usual and the waist pushed towards the neck a little. Thicker than a mandolin and concert scale. The photos were shot before the final buff and when I was still puzzling over the strings. He wants to tune mando style in 5ths, G D A E, and I couldn't keep the 1st string from breaking so I finally ended up with a steel string there. Maple back and sides, sitka top, faux tortoise shell binding and herringbone purfling. all in all, I'm pretty happy, especially with the sound.
