Electric soprano ukulele
Maker
Stringnet (HK) Co., Ltd
Trade Name
BugsGear
Date2007-2010 ca.
Place MadeXiamen, Fujian, China, Asia
ModelBugsGear EleUke Model SC100-MHP
Serial No.None
SignedPrinted paper label on back of head: SC100-MHP / MADE IN CHINAGold spray paint stencil on head: BugsGear Co. / [decorative foliate design]MarkingsIn raised lettering on battery panel on back of instrument: OPEN / 8V BATTERYDescriptionDesigned by Philip Kwak, a veteran of the major Korean instrument manufacturer Samick, the Bugsgear EleUke is an elegant hardwood, solidbody interpretation of the famous Hawaiian instrument, with a piezoelectric pickup mounted under the bridge. Bugsgear was founded in 2007 in Japan, where the ukulele is very popular, but later the company moved to China, where the instruments are made.
Stringing: four nylon strings
Pickups: one piezo pickup with black plastic volume and tone knobs with white painted lines indicating position
Body: mahogany divided by three ply (two rosewood surrounding maple) reinforcement through center; with cutaway in treble bout; body cut out on both treble and bass side; black plastic electronics port cover on back and black plastic cartridge for 9V battery
Head and neck: mahogany divided by three ply (two rosewood surrounding maple) reinforcement through center; integral with body
Binding: none
Fretboard: rosewood; 20 nickel-silver frets; single abalone dots behind 3rd, 7th, 10th, and 15th frets; double abalone dots behind 12nd fret; ivory plastic side dots behind 3rd, 7th, 10th, and 15th frets; double ivory plastic side dots behind 12th fret
Nut: rosewood
Bridge: rosewood tie bridge with angled rosewood saddle; two mother-of-pearl dots on tie
Tuners: four enclosed chrome-plated steel worm-gear tuners with chrome-plated steel heads
Strap buttons: chrome plated steel on upper back; chrome plated steel combined 1/8" jack plug and end pin
Finish: matte, clear
Jack plug: chrome plated steel combined 1/8" jack plug and end pin; 1/16" jack plug to bass side of 1/8" plugDimensionsTotal electric concert ukulele length: 565 mm
Back length: 233 mm
Upper bout width: 142 mm
Waist width: 124 mm
Lower bout width: 159 mm
Side height (including edging) at heel: 26 mm
Side height, at center: 26 mm
Side height, at end: 26 mm
Head length: 121 mm
Head width, top: 56 mm
Head width, bottom: 46 mm
Neck length (nut to body): 204 mm
Neck width, nut: 34 mm
Neck width, body joint: 44 mm
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 354 mm at high string; 355 mm at low string
Scale length: 350 mm
ProvenancePurchased new by the donor.
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2015
Object number14966
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