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Recently, my wife expressed an interest in learning to play the Uke. She liked the look feel and sound of my a Riptide tenor which gave me all the excuse I needed.
I did a little wrestling back and forth, read too many comments and took the plunge.....

My new baby arrived yesterday.






Specs:
Head-plate: solid air-dried mahogany, satin polish
Neck : solid air-dried mahogany wood
Fingerboard : solid air-dried rosewood, MOP dots, satin polish
Front board : solid air-dried Acacia Koa, Abalone rosette , satin polish
Sideboard : solid air-dried Acacia koa, satin polish
Backboard: solid air-dried Acacia koa, satin polish,
Bridge: solid air-dried rosewood
Nut & Saddle: buffalo bones
Tuners : high-quality geared metal with Chrome-plated surface
Strings:Italian Aquila strings

Dimensions:
Total length : 26.38" = 670mm
Width : 8.78" = 223mm
Thickness 2.85" = 72.39mm
Nut width: 1.41" = 36 mm
Scale length: 17.16" = 436 mm
Fret amount : 20

Very pleased with the fit, finish, and playability. Only time will tell how well it holds up but for now....Zippidee Do Da

Thread approved and out of moderation queue. Apologies for the delay, and congratulations on your new addition to the family!

Beautiful! Love the grain!

Congratulations! That's a really pretty uke!

Very pretty uke!

Love the look of the mahogany, and the tasteful absence of too much adornment. How is the sound?

FrankB said:

Love the look of the mahogany, and the tasteful absence of too much adornment. How is the sound?

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It has a nice rich full tone to it which should only get better as it opens up.

Very nice! What exactly is acacia koa? I've heard of acacia and I've heard of koa, but I don't remember seeing the two together before. I ask because I have an acacia tenor.

Ukejenny said:

Very nice! What exactly is acacia koa? I've heard of acacia and I've heard of koa, but I don't remember seeing the two together before. I ask because I have an acacia tenor.

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This may be helpful: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/koa/

I think we are both barking up the same tree ( very poor pun intended )