My latest uke: a Santo soprano style.

gerardg · Jul 20, 2014

Hello the dusty crew !
See here my latest uke.
Soprano Santo style, 347 mm scale.
Mahogany radiused back & sides, flammed mapple top.
Brasilian cedar neck, with carbon tube stringer (neck thickness
around minimal and cressent moon shape) .
Herringbone Martin inspiration in rosewood fingerboard.
Mandolin frets, waverly ebony tuners.
French finish with Danish Oil (14 steps before polish).
All the pics (with close up) and the building story on my website.
See you.
Gerard

resoman · Jul 20, 2014

Very nice! I'd love to hear this one

ksquine · Jul 22, 2014

Very pretty uke. :drool:

gerardg · Jul 22, 2014

Thank's for word.
A friend of mine,
great and fine uke player,
is going to do some video(s) these several weeks to come.
Stay tuned.
Bye,
Gerard.

gerardg · Jul 30, 2014

Video of a friend of mine playing the Santo here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sAAnYQ3CBc

ericchico · Jul 30, 2014

Nice Uke, clean lines. Im interested in the Danish Oil finish. I was looking at it for a Tru Oil substitute.

HBolte · Jul 30, 2014

gerardg said:
Video of a friend of mine playing the Santo here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sAAnYQ3CBc

He makes every uke sound good!

gerardg · Jul 30, 2014

Test report and (in french) and nice pics here:

http://ukulele-forum.fr/index.php?topic=2795.0

srpompon · Jul 30, 2014

very clean lines... love the style.

congrats.

My latest uke: a Santo soprano style.

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