SERIAL NUMBER 18041410GLKOSB5K
Individually Handvoiced | Guitalele with Soundport & Beveled Armrest | Solid Pacific Koa Top | Solid Pacific Koa Back & Sides
Visually and tonally striking, the Island Series is the result of our relentless pursuit in providing ukulele players access to boutique instruments. Drawing inspiration from our Custom Series guitars, these ukuleles are made from hand selected tonewoods, individually voiced by Hozen, and are furnished with our signature options Florentine Cutaway, Soundport, and Beveled Armrest, giving players access to boutique ukuleles off-the-rack.
INDIVIDUALLY HANDVOICED
Though bracing patterns affect the tonal characteristics of a ukulele, there is no formulaic way of guaranteeing the best tone. Every piece of wood is different that is why we take time to individually voice every Island Series ukulele to deliver an instrument that has a very delicate response, rich in projection, and full of character.
RESPONSIVE WITH GREATER FOCUS ON COMPLEX OVERTONES
In addition to the signature responsiveness of our instruments, the Island Series ukuleles are specially voiced to possess complex overtones without compromising the richness of the fundamentals – resulting to a ukulele that is always inspiring to play.
HANDSELECTED TONEWOODS
We source for the best tonewoods all over the world and naturally season them for years to ensure that they are responsive and have the ideal moisture content. The wood that we use for the Island Series are handselected based on how fast the sound travels across the board, richness of tap tones, deflection, and woodgrain.
BOUTIQUE FEATURES
Available with our signature CSB options – Florentine Cutaway, Soundport & Beveled Armrest – these ukuleles standout as they offer something that you rarely see off-the-rack. Aside from the playing comfort that the Beveled Armrest offers, the Soundport brings you to another level of expression and inspiration as it allows you to hear in detail every nuance of your playing.
SPECIFICATIONS
SOUNDBOARD Solid Pacific Koa
BACK & SIDES Solid Pacific Koa
SIGNATURE OPTIONS Soundport & Beveled Armrest
ROSETTE Maple with Abalone
BINDING Mahogany
PURFLING Abalone
LINING Solid Lining
BRACING Fan Bracing
BRACING MATERIAL Quarter-Sawn Sitka Spruce
NECK Carbon Fiber Reinforced Khaya Mahogany
NECK JOINT Dovetail
FINGERBOARD Ebony
FINGERBOARD BINDING Mahogany
BRIDGE Ebony
NUT & SADDLE MATERIAL Bone
BRIDGE STYLE 12-Hole Bridge
HEADSTOCK STYLE Modern Maestro
MACHINE HEADS Grover Rotomatic 14:1
STRINGS Aquila Super Nylgut
FINISH Polyurethane Super High Gloss
CASE Wooden Hardcase
DIMENSIONS
BODY LENGTH 305 mm
LOWER BOUT 232 mm
WAIST 139 mm
DEPTH 78 mm
SCALE LENGTH 431 mm
NUT WIDTH 48 mm
STRING SPACING – NUT 39.5 mm
AVE. STRING SPACING – NUT 7.9 mm
STRING SPACING – SADDLE 54 mm
AVE. STRING SPACING – SADDLE 10.8 mm
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12″
NECK THICKNESS – NUT 22.2 mm
NECK THICNKESS – 12th FRET 28 mm