Traditional Madeiran Rajao

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Considered the mother of the ukulele.

Specifics

Spanish Style Construction
Scale: 17 (Inches)
Fret Spacing: Rule of 18
OAL: 26.48
Width: 8.76
Height: 2.63
Soundboard: Master Grade Sitka Spruce
Sides, Back, Head Veneer, Fretboard & Bridge: Black Walnut
Neck: Tulip, Black Walnut
Frets: .040 x .080 Stewart MacDonald #0147
Nut: Ebony
Tuners: Generic violin size 4/4
Strings: Aquila Red

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Rhoots

Lovely instrument.    

Ron

beautiful !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Love how you make these, very informative!

This one looks like it has a "handlebar" mustache.
Beautiful!

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

Another beautiful instrument!  Are the various wood types selected for appearance or does this impact the sound?