Brand new, built June 2023. Noehands tenor ukulele, made with European Spruce with Acacia (from Brazil) back and sides. Adorned with premium features such as abalone appointments, Gotoh gold tuners, ebony fretboard, bindings and purflings and french polished with shellac. The playability is superb, the neck profile is very thin, so easy to hold and the action is very low making any barred chords easy. It’s extremely light, weighing only 584g!

In terms of sound, European spruce also known as German spruce, is known to produce a clear, bright and well-balanced sound with excellent projection. This particular piece is yet to age and over time will develop more complex tonal qualities and will improve with age! Paired with Acacia which is known to off a warm, rich, and resonant sound - it’s a match made in heaven.

Noehands ukuleles built by luthier Eduardo dos Santos Bettu from Bahia Brazil, started building over 10 years ago, he always had a passion at creating things, consistently curious of why and how things worked.  Over the years he was exposed to many arts throughout Brazil and through his travels he discovered his love for music.  Intrigued by many different instruments, the music they produced but most of all how they were constructed, this is when Eduardo’s passion for building started. The very first ukulele he built was from scraps of materials and leftover wood from carpentry, made with simple tools a simple instrument was constructed, today this very ukulele belongs to one of the greatest musicians in the history of Brazil. Learn more about Eduardo and his work.

Specifications:

• European soundboard

• Acacia back and sides

• Ebony fingerboard, bindings and purflings

• Brazilian Rosewood bridge

• Gotoh gold tuners with white buttons

• Bracing: Spruce

• Frets: Van Gent, european frets made with 18% silver nickel

• Nut and Saddle: Bone

• Abalone fingerboard markers and rosette detail

• French polished shellac finish

• Neck: Cedar

• Head plate: Flamed Acacia

• Strings: Worth Clear for Low G and custom Kuwaya fluorocarbon strings for C, E, A

• Nut width: 36mm

• Frets to body: 14

• Total Frets: 20

• String spacing between G to A: 28mm

• Comes with custom made hard case shell and a Boveda humidity pack.

• Free shipping within Australia. International shipping available, note: buyers may be liable for additional fees and taxes.

Here’s a sound sample: