Traveller Guitalele (kīkū) - GUke
General Specification
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) top with three strut bracing. Indian Rosewood bindings.
Mahogany neck with slotted head, 47 mm at the nut. African Mahogany book matched head veneer.
"Chess" Rosette Maple and African Mahogany blocks
Pau Ferro (Libidibia ferrea) fingerboard of 17" (433mm) scale length with 18 frets and a 12 fret join.
Pau Ferro bridge. Classical style tuners.
Finished in oil.
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) top with three strut bracing. Indian Rosewood bindings.
Mahogany neck with slotted head, 47 mm at the nut. African Mahogany book matched head veneer.
"Chess" Rosette Maple and African Mahogany blocks
Pau Ferro (Libidibia ferrea) fingerboard of 17" (433mm) scale length with 18 frets and a 12 fret join.
Pau Ferro bridge. Classical style tuners.
Finished in oil.
GUke (Kono) shown with
African Mahogany back and sides. Maple bindings.
Strung with EJ45, normal tension, D'Addario classical guitar strings
716 grammes 1.6 lb.
African Mahogany back and sides. Maple bindings.
Strung with EJ45, normal tension, D'Addario classical guitar strings
716 grammes 1.6 lb.
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Notes.
This is built to be tuned ADGCEA, like a standard concert guitar with a capo at the fifth fret, but of course all sorts of tunings can be used.
The string tension on this short 433mm (17") scale, tuned ADGCEA, is the the same as a 578mm (22 3/4") scale, tuned EADGBE.
So your regular string gauge might feel a little softer.
This is built to be tuned ADGCEA, like a standard concert guitar with a capo at the fifth fret, but of course all sorts of tunings can be used.
The string tension on this short 433mm (17") scale, tuned ADGCEA, is the the same as a 578mm (22 3/4") scale, tuned EADGBE.
So your regular string gauge might feel a little softer.
