Pete Howlett Revelator AA Koa Top Electro Acoustic Tenor Ukulele in Case #1012

The Revelator ukulele is something of a legend... The product of Pete Howlett's exhaustive struggle to innovate and perfect his craft of ukulele making; the revelator is a thin body tenor ukulele with offset soundhole.

Its sleek aesthetics just glow at you when looking at the uke, but its functional purpose is two-fold; it can be plugged in and provide a top notch amplified ukulele tone with a more natural body fit or it can be played unplugged to produce a sweet and full bodied ukulele sound. You will be very surprised at the acoustic volume, and just how rounded the tone is for such a thin body!

Its sound is sweet and clear, and shaped by the slightly mellower tone produced naturally by the slimline body design and position of the sound hole. I must confess that I expected this instrument to be more suited to being electrified but it's acoustic sound is to die for as hopefully demonstrated in our YouTube videos.

For more information on the nautilus and standard revelators (this is a standard), we highly recommending searching back through Pete Howlett's Facebook group where he has documented the design and various building decisions made nearly every day for the past few years. It's a fascinating journey and worth a bit of exploring if you like the idea of getting the full picture on what brought this instrument to life.

The included case has had the name plate removed, leaving small neat screw holes near the handle.

Specification:
Solid figured Hawaiian koa top
Solid Mahogany back and sides
Offset soundhole design
17'' tenor scale length
Matte finish
Khaya neck
Ebony fingerboard, bridge and headplate
Pin bridge design with matching wooden pins
Corian nut and saddle
36mm nut width
Worth BT high G strings
Der Jung open backed tuners
Artec passive piezo pickup installed
Risa Hard Case Included