MAKAIO Ukulele T004 is a tenor ukulele that was completed in 2010. This ukulele has a 17" scale, with the fretboard joining the body at the 12th fret. This ukulele has been constructed using predominantly native Australian tonewoods, including Bunya Pine soundboard, Tasmanian "Tiger" Myrtle back and sides, Queensland Maple neck, and Mulga fretboard, bridge, and heel cap. The body of the ukulele has been bound with "Tiger" Myrtle bindings, accented with simple black/white purflings. The rosette is also "Tiger" Myrtle, with inner and outer black/white purfling combination.
The soundboard has been braced using a traditional fan bracing structure with upper and lower transverse bars, as well 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 SEP700 tuners were selected to allow accurate tuning with no string slipage.
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