The latest set of 3
The latest set, all with Alaskan yellow cedar necks.
One standard tenor in 'ambrosia sycamore' with a spruce top, bocote binding, casuarina fingerboard and bridge, sycamore headplate, red abalone rosette.
Two XL tenors.
These XL tenors are new for me. They are a standard tenor body with a long neck, a 19 inch scale instead of the usual 17 in tenor scale. One in casuarina (A wood I have discovered that I really like. It is very hard and an invasive species here in south Florida) with a curly redwood top (from an old water tank), bocote fingerboard, bridge and headplate.
The other is a custom for a friend, Jim Johnson, in Pennsylvania black walnut and streaky water tank redwood, ebony fingerboard and bridge, both with sycamore binding and pink abalone rosette. Both are X-braced. The longer scale length was requested by Jim Johnson who is mostly a guitar player and wanted a bit more room between the frets. The added string tension (they are tuned the same as a normal tenor) is supposed to yield added volume. These are both loud with lots of sustain (both low-G), though I have found that this redwood yields a wonderful sounding uke even on a normal tenor.
