Project description
I have been playing for three years and I have outgrown my laminate instrument. Now I want to commission a concert ukulele built entirely from solid wood: a spruce or cedar top, with back and sides in walnut or mahogany. I am open to your advice on which combination suits a warm, singing voice for fingerpicking and gentle strumming.
Playability matters as much as sound. I need a neck that feels comfortable in the hand, with fret ends dressed smooth so nothing catches along the edges, and a low, relaxed action that still does not buzz. I would love an inlaid rosette running around the soundhole, and I prefer a thin matte oil finish rather than a thick gloss lacquer, so the wood can breathe and the instrument feels natural. A hard case is part of the order.
Before final finishing I would like to see a sketch and hear a short sound sample of the instrument strung up in the white, so we can adjust anything that bothers me. Please quote your timeline and budget in stages. I understand that solid wood reacts to humidity: the ukulele has to live at stable humidity and must never be left in a car. I also know that new strings stretch during the first weeks and the tuning drifts, which is normal. And to be clear: I want an original design, the maker does not copy models or logos of well-known manufacturers.
— Concert scale, solid spruce or cedar top
— Back and sides: solid walnut or mahogany, your recommendation
— Comfortable neck profile, smooth fret ends, low action set up
— Rosette inlay around the soundhole
— Thin matte oil finish instead of heavy lacquer
— Sketch and sound sample before final finishing
— Hard case included
— Staged timeline and budget, basic care notes on humidity and string settling
Playability matters as much as sound. I need a neck that feels comfortable in the hand, with fret ends dressed smooth so nothing catches along the edges, and a low, relaxed action that still does not buzz. I would love an inlaid rosette running around the soundhole, and I prefer a thin matte oil finish rather than a thick gloss lacquer, so the wood can breathe and the instrument feels natural. A hard case is part of the order.
Before final finishing I would like to see a sketch and hear a short sound sample of the instrument strung up in the white, so we can adjust anything that bothers me. Please quote your timeline and budget in stages. I understand that solid wood reacts to humidity: the ukulele has to live at stable humidity and must never be left in a car. I also know that new strings stretch during the first weeks and the tuning drifts, which is normal. And to be clear: I want an original design, the maker does not copy models or logos of well-known manufacturers.
— Concert scale, solid spruce or cedar top
— Back and sides: solid walnut or mahogany, your recommendation
— Comfortable neck profile, smooth fret ends, low action set up
— Rosette inlay around the soundhole
— Thin matte oil finish instead of heavy lacquer
— Sketch and sound sample before final finishing
— Hard case included
— Staged timeline and budget, basic care notes on humidity and string settling
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