The fretboard and head plate are Macassar ebony.What's the fretboard? Zircote?
i saw that earlier in the thread and thought he must have changed his mind. I wasnt expecting that much figure from ebony. Gonna be a stunnerThe fretboard and head plate are Macassar ebony.
looks gorgeous Hodge!
what's w/ the fret marker on the 9th though
Hey @Doc_J, what's "active bracing"? I tried to look it up in the forum but didn't have any luck. Before I go down the google rabbit hole I thought I'd just ask you.The back is together with its active bracing. The swirling figure of the cocobolo is gorgeous.
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My understanding is that the back bracing used in this build contributes to the overall sound box vibration. So, it makes the back more "active". "active" is how the luthier described this back bracing. The more interesting bracing design on this uke is the V-Class style top bracing. I believe it was adapted from Taylor.Hey @Doc_J, what's "active bracing"? I tried to look it up in the forum but didn't have any luck. Before I go down the google rabbit hole I thought I'd just ask you.