Pete Howlett Revelator - 'Big Island' Hawaiian Koa & Spalted Korina Electro Acoustic Tenor Ukulele

The Revelator 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 Ukulele with offset soundhole. It's sleek aesthetics just glow at you when looking at the Uke and it's 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.

This Revelator (the fourth to arrive here at the Southern Ukulele Store), was completed in April 2020 by Pete in Gwynedd, Wales. Having been asked by many customers what top shelf woods Pete could work with he produced just the most gorgeous deluxe spalted Korina body and a really dark caramel tinged Hawaiian Koa top... Pete has hit his stride with this design, I only wish he had several more pairs of hands to make them faster!

It's sound is sweet and clear, punctuated 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 #offthepeg video below?

For more information on the Revelator, 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 8-9 months. 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.

Solid 'Big Island' Hawaiian Koa Top (ethically sourced from a felled tree)
Solid Spalted Korina back and sides
offset soundhole design
17'' Tenor Scale Length
Satin Matt Finish
Korina neck
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Pin Bridge design with matching wooden pins
Corian nut and saddle
36mm Nut Width