Tercet Concert Ukulele

This is my latest version of my Tercet ukulele, which I used to call the Fat Triangle, which pretty much sums up the shape of the thing.  It seems to me to be one of the basic shapes for a stringed instrument with a neck.  A balalaika, for example, is a trinagle shape--but without the bulging curves.

I make ukuleles of many different shapes, working from the idea that almost any body shape can produce a good sound, and yet I have found that this particular shape always seems to yield real good volume and sustain, and a sweet tone.  So sweet that I felt I should give it a sweet name, like the "Tercet."

The top and bottom of this one are made of Elm, a heritage wood in my part of the world, plentiful in times past before the Dutch Elm Disease blight came through the USA in the mid-twentieth century.  The wood I used came from timbers in a decrepit old barn probably about 150 years old when it was taken down recently--built in a time when farmers made barns out of wood readily available from local forests.

The top and back have been stained dark to highlight 

 

the prominent grain pattern in the wood.  The other parts of the uke are made from Black Walnut, giving the instrument an overall dark color scheme.

Like all my ukuleles (with rare exceptions), this one is made entirely of reclaimed wood from the local area--Mid-Michigan, USA.

I have ukuleles for sale at the showroom of 2nd Chance Wood Co., in Durand, MI (see their Facebook page); at Owosso Guitar, Owosso, MI; and on Etsy at "Dave's Extravagant Ukuleles."  Other models, custom made or in stock, are available from me directly.  Email raberdavid@yahoo.com or call/text (989) 292-5155.