Electric tenor ukulele
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Tenor ukulele
Maker
Dennis M. Kato
Date2012
Place MadeKahului, Hawaii, United States, Oceania
ModelMako
Serial No.DMK1058
SignedPrinted on paper label, the serial number written in black ink: DMK1058 / HANDCRAFTED ON MAUI [the text surrounding circle] / [mako shark logo on black circular background] MAKO UKES / est. 2009 [the text surrounding circle] / Dennis M Kato [signature]MarkingsStamped on tuner hardware, the ends curved downward: GROVERSilver and black label on pickup battery mount: L.R.BAGGS / FIVE.ODescriptionThis tenor ukulele was made on Maui by Dennis Kato, who used Hawaiian-grown wood. The ukulele has mako shark inlay, paying tribute to one of Hawaii's most famous animals.
Stringing: four nylon strings
Pickup: L. R. Baggs Five.O undersaddle piezoelectric with gunmetal-colored steel endpin jack plug, the volume knob mounted on inside of soundhole on bass side
Soundboard: two-piece, book-matched, quarter-cut koa with narrow, prominent curl descending from center joint, the grain converging in lower bout; two abalone sharks inlaid on upper bouts, one on bass side, one on treble side
Back: two-piece, book-matched, quarter-cut koa with narrow, prominent curl descending from center joint, the grain converging in lower bout; center strip of dark tropical hardwood, possibly eucalyptus robusta with open pores, the center strip extending into neck heel
Sides: two-piece, quarter-cut koa with prominent, narrow curl; bottom ribs divided by strip of light tropical hardwood, let into binding on top and bottom, ending in points
Head: mahogany veneered in ebony; integral with neck; inlaid with white abalone shark in green abalone disk, surrounded by white abalone ring; center upper portion of head a separate piece of mahogany let in
Neck: mahogany; integral with head; Spanish style heel
Heel cap: integral with back; lined on inside with light and dark tropical hardwood
Binding: dark tropical hardwood on top and back; green abalone trim on top only
Fretboard: ebony half-bound in dark brown tropical hardwood with open pores, possibly eucalyptus robusta; 19 nickel-silver T-frets; green abalone dots and side dots behind 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets; small green abalone dot inlaid in white abalone dot behind 17th fret between bottom two strings
Nut: bone
Bridge: ebony with bone saddle
Tuners: gold-plated Grover worm-gear tuners with black plastic heads
Rosette: green abalone, ebony, and white abalone rings, set in from edge
Finish: clear
Linings: light hardwood
Neck block: integral with neck; extended Spanish foot at both joints with top and back
End block: light hardwood
Top braces: two softwood transverse braces with tapered ends above and below soundhole; three softwood fan braces with tapered ends, each cut through light hardwood bridge plate; all braces let into linings; hardwood veneer reinforcement on inside of top surrounding soundhole
Back braces: three softwood transverse braces with tapered ends, one each in upper, center and lower bouts, the ends let into lining; koa graft along center joint
Other: softwood grafts with tapered ends on inside of sides at center bout, perpendicular to plane of top and back, each end let into liningsDimensionsTotal tenor ukulele length: 678 mm (26-11/16″)
Back length: 308 mm (12-1/8″)
Upper bout width: 169 mm (6-21/32″)
Waist width: 142 mm (5-19/32″)
Lower bout width: 226 mm (8-29/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 58 mm (2-9/32″)
Rib height, at waist: 75 mm (2-15/16″)
Rib height, at end block: 68 mm (2-11/16″)
Head length: 125 mm (4-29/32″)
Head width, top: 73 mm (2-7/8″)
Head width, bottom: 52 mm (2-1/16″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 240 mm (9-7/16″)
Neck width, nut: 36 mm (1-13/32″)
Neck width, heel: 47 mm (1-27/32″)
Soundhole diameter: 62 mm (2-7/16″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 431 mm (16-31/32″)
Scale length: 432 mm (17″)ProvenancePurchased new by the donor.
Credit LineGift of Donna J. Curry, 2021
Object number15608
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