OulCraft Custom Concert Ukulele Solid Cedar/Rosewood Gloss with case #52

The absolutely unique, pristine and inspiring uke you are looking at right now is an Oulcraft Ukulele, remember the name because these Ukuleles offer something at the high end that really pushes the boundaries of what you can expect from the Ukulele. Using modern production methods these Ukuleles compete and learn from all of the hard work many of the very best Japanese and US builders have been producing throughout the last decade. When I hold these instruments I am reminded of Kanile'a, AnueNue and TODA whilst also getting a fair amount of the flavours and sensibilities of the best smaller workshop outfits like Sumi, Barron River and Pete Howlett.

Oulcraft comprise of 3 gifted builders and designers; Jungtae set up the Oul studio in 2011 having worked previously in Japan building custom acoustic guitars for T's Guitars. He trained under the extremely talented Shinji Takahashi known for Seilen Ukuleles. He is joined in the workshop by his brother Hyuntae - the unique design element of the Oulcraft Ukuleles is down to Jungtae's wife Seoyoon who has an extensive design history in various industries. The synergy that this team create is extremely refreshing, a family approach with a mixing bowl of excellent design ideas, a wealth of craftsmanship experience and modern techniques. We are delighted to be Europes first Oulcraft dealer and to be able to join them on a new voyage of Ukulele design as the company hits it's second decade.

This Ukulele is number #52 - A custom Concert Ukulele we designed with Oulcraft that has a gorgeously tuneful Western Red Cedar Top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. There is just nothing on earth like the sound of cedar and rosewood together - the best classical guitars of all time have all been made of a wood variation either identical or on the same tonal page as this one and we just wanted so badly to give Ukulele players out there an instrument capable of so much expression. Cedar is so dynamic - it's the wood version of an Oscar winning best Actress, it is capable of making you feel things you didn't know you could feel and the rosewood back and sides, well... they are the perfect stage for that actress to perform amplifying the little nuances and quirks in your playing along the way. Both the Concert #52 and Tenor #53 do this brilliantly. Hearing a good player play them is going to be a religious experience to those that long for a Ukulele sound more direct and confident than the traditional popular Ukulele woods like Acacia and Koa.

Spec:

Solid Cedar top
Solid Indian Rosewood back and sides
Spanish Cedar neck
16" scale length
36mm nut width
Ebony fretboard with MOP dots
Ebony bridge
Bone nut and saddle
Gotoh Stealth tuners
Padauk / MOP / Turquoise stone rosette
Padauk binding
Urethane gloss finish
Worth CM high G strings
High Quality padded gigbag included