Steel String Box Shaped Acoustic Soprano Ukulele. All solid timbers (no ply). Grover tuners. Bone Nut & Bridge Cap



This HiGuitarsUK Steel String Acoustic ukulele is handcrafted from quality materials and components in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, UK.

Although this uke has a box shaped body it is no cigar box instrument. Instead it is built from all solid timbers, with purpose calibrated bracing. When played with a thin nylon guitar pick the sound output is louder than you would expect from an instrument this size. Much louder than a nylon/synthetic strung soprano uke. For less volume fingers can be used to strum or finger pick. The sound is somewhere between a uke/banjo/mandolin and so may be regarded as something new.

The scale length is 345mm which will work best with the top 4 strings from a set of acoustic guitar 11s. This is the only string gauge recommended since it is the one which the build was calibrated for. It is tuned G-C-E-A with a low G. A set of D'Addario strings with a wound 3rd is fitted at present.

This uke is probably more suitable for an experienced player with established fretting and strumming/picking skills and who is at home on a Soprano sized neck. Much better with a thin nylon pick than one made from leather or felt.

Body: Solid sapele back and sides with solid spruce top. Hyedua wood binding to the top

Neck: Mahogany neck with hyedua fretboard

Fretboard: Hyedua with 6.5mm mop shell fretboard dots and slightly oversize white side dots. Fretted with hard American fret wire for durability

Neck width at nut: 35mm

Neck depth at 1st fret: 19.2mm

Neck depth at 5th fret: 22mm

Top nut: Bone (not reconstituted)

String spacing at nut: 28mm

Bridge: Hyedua with bone cap

String spacing at bridge: 38.5mm

Tuners: High quality Grover, open geared

Finish: Satin lacquered body and headstock. Oil finished neck (Danish oil).

Scale length: 345mm (13 9/16”)

Total length: 545mm

Total depth: 72mm

Weight: 0.42kg

Strings: D'Addario 11's (wound 3rd)

A 'concert' size bag is recommended for this soprano instrument due to the non-standard body shape.

*This is one of a small number of items offered at a reduced price in the first ever HiGuitarsUK Winter Sale. All instruments offered at advantageous Sale pricing are new one-off hand-crafted items. This pricing is not available through any listings we hold on third party platforms.