DG Lukes 'The Magpie' Baritone ukulele

New. 2024 build. Daniel Lukes luthier from South London, UK presents ‘The Garden-Bird Ukes’ - A trio of ukuleles, inspired by three charismatic British birds: the Robin, the Magpie and the Kingfisher.

‘The Magpie’, a corvid known for its intelligence and striking black, white and iridescent blue-green plumage. Black Fenland Bog Oak was the natural choice for the majority of this baritone; an excellent British tonewood found int he eastern Fens, where acidic peat-soil has preserved ancient forests of Oak, reaching with the tannins of the wood to turn them jet-black, and hardening the wood to rosewood-like levels. The Alpine spruce soundboard and sycamore neck impart a bright, lively response to a typically mellow instrument. This uke is strung in low-d tuning and features a comfort bevel on the upper bout, a generous scoop-cutaway and a side soundport.

Learn more about luthier Daniel Lukes on his bio.

Specifications:

• Soundboard: Alpine Spruce

• Back & Sides: 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak

• Bracing: Alpine Spruce

• Side lamination: Fumed Oak veneer

• Rosette, Endgraft and Back inlay: Stabilised Box-Elder

• Body binding: Rocklite Ebano

• Purfling: Turquoise, white and black dyed Poplar

• Cutaway Veneer: 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak

• Neck: European Sycamore, with 2x carbon-fibre stiffeners

• Neck heel: Hand carved Fox with 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak nose inlay

• Fingerboard: Radiused 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak, with English Holly fret markers and stabilised box-elder 12th fret inlay.

• Headplate: Stabilised Box-Elder

• Backplate: 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak

• Bridge: 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak

• Strap button: 5,000 year old Fenland Bog Oak & English Holly

• Nut & Saddle: Graphtec Tusq

• Machine Heads: Grover STA-TITE 15:1 Nickel

• Nut Width: 35mm, G to A is 29mm

• Action at 12th fret: 2mm

• Martin & Co Low D Fluorocarbon strings

Hardcase included and shipping within Australia. International shipping is available.