MAKAIO Ukulele TL002 is a tenor ukulele that was completed in 2009. This ukulele has a 17" scale, with the fretboard joining the body at the 14th fret, allowing access to slightly higher notes. This ukulele has been constructed using predominantly native Australian tonewoods, including Tasmanian Blackwood soundboard, back, sides, and neck, as well as Gidgee fretboard, bridge, and heel cap. The body of the ukulele has been bound with fiddleback Tasmanian Blackwood bindings, accented with simple black/white purflings. The rosette is Tasmanian "Tiger" Myrtle, with inner and outer black/white/black purfling combination.
The soundboard has been braced using a traditional fan bracing structure with upper and lower transverse bars, as wll as bridge and soundhole reinforcement patches. The neck has been strengthened using a carbon fibre stiffening rod, to provide additional long term resistance to bending under string tension. The Tru-Oil varnish provides a thin flexible finish that has less impact on the tone of the instrument than many other finish types. High quality geared Gotoh mini tuners were selected to allow accurate tuning with no string slipage.
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