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Northern Silky Oak Baritone

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Northern Silky Oak Baritone
A Tenor Ukulele (432mm scale length) with 14 Frets to the Body and 36mm wide nut, and is fitted with an adjustable double action steel trussrod, has a compound radiused fretboard  with Evo Gold fret wire and string through bridge. The side to back and side to soundboard joints are doubled up, a Kerfed lining with rimband over that. . This Ukulele S/N - UKE-NSO-T001 was built by hand using the materials and methods listed below.

Fitted with a MiSi Battery-less Pickup c/w LR Baggs Piezo under-saddle element

Back and Sides – Northern Silky Oak (Cardwellia Sublimis)
Silky Oak is a medium density hardwood from far North Queensland and is often referred to internationally as ʻLacewoodʼ.  Northern Silky Oak is often confused with Southern Silky Oak (Grevillia Robusta) from Southeast QLD. While they do have similarities, Northern Silky Oak is considered the timber of choice for use in Musical Instrument applications.

Back Bracing System - Live Bracing Design
This system increases the backs interaction with the soundboard during playing, resulting in a fuller more complex sound. The Bracing has been made within a 20ft Radius, which increases the stiffness and structural integrity.

Sound Board - Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana )
So named because it was first discovered near Port Orford in Oregon. Port Orford Cedar is perhaps a hidden gem in the realm of strong, lightweight timber, possessing superb strength-to-weight ratios in both modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture, as well as crushing strength. It has been used for making arrow shafts, and the grain is “straight as an arrow,” with a uniform medium to fine texture.

Soundboard Bracing System – Falcate
The soundboard bracing system has been made to fit into and was assembled in a 20ft radius dish, which increases its stiffness and structural integrity. The Bracing is made of strips of King Billy Pine, laminated into sickle shapes, the gluing edges are radiused to 20ft. The Braced tops have been profiled/tuned. This radiused and curved symmetrical bracing system is of low mass and is incredibly stiff.

Headstock (front) and Bridge – Ringed Gidgee (Acacia cambagei)
Gidgee is perhaps Australia's hardest wood. “Ringed” Gidgee is the curly form and is rarer.

Fretboard – Obesa (Casuarina obesa)
Obesa is one of the more upright She-oaks and has relatively short branches that become more rounded with age. The wood was medium brown when fresh, turning a blackish brown on exposure.
It is a hard timber with tight interlocking grain. This piece came from Western Australia

Neck – African Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)
The timber is highly valued, it’s used in boat building, flooring, furniture, veneer, decorative work, cabinetry, window frames, plywood, and musical instruments. This African Mahogany was grown is Australian. Like many of us, it too migrated to Australia. The Neck is fitted with a Double Action Steel Trussrod

Bindings - New Guinea Rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus)
Grain is usually interlocked and can sometimes be wavy. With an uneven medium to coarse texture with good natural lustre. Quartersawn surfaces display ribbon-stripe figure, and the wood is also seen with mottled, beeswing, or curly figure.

 Tuners - Grover Gold ‘Sta-tite’
Exceptional High-quality Open Gear tuners and recognized as such around the world and come with a Lifetime Warranty.

Rosette – New Zealand Paua with Gold Tint (Haliotis iris or austalis)
Paua is the Mauri name for Abalone. While the name Paua is used extensively in NZ to describe any Abalone collected from NZ waters, in the Luthier world Paua usually means it’s the predominately blue abalone that comes from the south end of New Zealand’s South Island. All shell on this instrument was sourced from “Ocean Shell” https://lumea.co/about-us/who-we-are