Rachel's Tenor Ukulele

Spalted black limba tenor guitar

Spalted black limba tenor ukulele with ziricote binding

Back of spalted black limba tenor ukulele

Tenor ukulele with Hawaiian Islands inlaid in fretboard

Ebony headplate in tenor ukulele

Tenor ukulele with three piece neck

Tonewoods

This is one of three custom ukulele’s built for my grown children. Rachel selected the materials and headshape for her personal uke. It was a fun project to build a custom instrument for someone special.

Spalted Black Limba top, back and sides
Ziricote binding
Mahogany three piece neck
Abalone rosette
Ebony fretboard with an abalone inlay representing the Hawaiian Islands
Ebony headplate
Waverly tuners
Ebony bridge with bone inlay
Royal-Lac shellac based finish

Gluing side braces in a tenor ukulele

Gluing a carbon fiber bridge plate in a tenor ukulele

Tenor ukulele Chladni pattern, monopole at 320 Hz

Frequency spectrum of a spalted black limba tenor ukulele

Voicing and Construction

Bracing pattern is the traditional three fan braces. Bridge plate is 0.8mm carbon fiber. Top thickness 1.6 mm. Back thickness 2.0 mm.

Resonances:

Top 320 Hz

Back 430 Hz

Air 197 Hz