Pete Howlett Tenor Revelator Korina with hard case (Final Batch)

Some of you may have seen one of the biggest bits of ukulele news of the year this month already? If not, then let me fill you in; Pete Howlett has sold his Revelator Ukulele design and will no longer be producing these custom Revelator ukuleles in the UK as of November 2022!

In fact, his recent pop up factory which produced a handful of special instruments came up trumps for Southern Ukulele Store as we have received two of the last UK made Howletts ever. Both of these ukuleles were actually produced just before the pop-up factory and used as examples of what the finished article would look like.

This all korina revelator tenor ukulele is quintessential Pete Howlett.

The Revelator design has been a revelation for Pete Howlett in the twilight of his career. Having built various instruments since the early 90's both in the UK and the USA, Pete has been one of the marquee builders for UK luthiery and a pioneer for a different style of ukulele to the classic Hawaiian Koa builds that dominated most of the 20th century.

Pete really hit his stride about 7 years ago indulging his creative side with lots of new and interesting designs, many of which found a home after we were blessed to feature them and sell them here at SUS. The revelator however has been extra special, offering a slimline professional gigging instrument to rival things like the Godin Multiuke and Pono solid bodies but with that touch of finesse ukulele players crave.

Korina is a wood that Pete has championed and used liberally in the latter half of his career. Whatever comes next for Pete Howlett Ukuleles, you just know that it will feature more Korina wood which offers a mellow, complex sound with plenty of depth.

Specification:
Korina top
Korina body in one piece
Korina neck
Nautilus soundhole design
17'' tenor scale length
Matte finish
Strung high G GCEA with Worth Brown strings
Indian rosewood fretboard, faceplate and bridge
Pin bridge design with matching wooden pins
Corian nut and saddle
36mm fretboard width at nut, with 29.5mm G to A string spacing
Quality open geared tuners
Artec passive undersaddle pickup
Risa ABS hard case