In addition to the rich history and traditional repertoire of the ukulele, its size and scale also happen to be an excellent tool to interpret renaissance guitar and early baroque music, as well as expand contemporary genres. Developed with the help of educator and performer Mustafa Kamaliddin, my tenor ukulele is designed to excel at fingerstyle playing, while retaining the familiar voice as typically strummed on the ukulele. You can find more information about Mustafa Kamaliddin and his work on fingerstyle ukulele here.

I employ the same resonance tuning method and material science principles as in my classical guitars, and as such I can create a responsive and dynamic instrument that plays evenly across its chromatic range. My ukuleles also include some of the design features found on my classical guitars, such as a compensated nut and saddle, sound port, and a sleeved 8-hole bridge.

Standard Tenor Ukulele Specifications

• Scale Length:  434 mm

• Lower bout width: 224 mm

• Body Depth at tail: 75 mm

• Body Depth at Neck: 70 mm

• Neck width at nut: 38 mm

• String spacing at nut: 30 mm

• String spacing at bridge: 42 mm

Most dimensions can be modified to suit your preferences on custom builds at no extra charge.  

Starting at $2 500 CAD

My standard tenor ukulele includes:

• Your choice of Engelmann spruce or western red cedar top

• Your choice of back & side wood (price may increase for some species)

• Sound port

• Natural oil finish

• O’ahu leather-wrapped hardshell case

• Rubner Black Nickel/Ebony tuning machines

Options:

• Gloss finish; French polished shellac or acrylic lacquer: add $400 CAD

• Eliminate sound port: subtract $150 CAD

• Additional fret markers on face of fingerboard: add $100 CAD

• Strap buttons installed on tail and neck: No additional charge

Please see the ordering page for information on how to order a custom made ukulele.