Tenor cutaway ukulele

In 2008 I built a unique run of ukulele for FUN in Finland. These were presented at their first festival. I was approached again to participate in 2009 and support the festival with a tenor ukulele.

With the increasing popularity for Kamaka style slotted headstock ukulele as played by Jake Shimabukuro I went about re-designing my classic body shape, creating a Florentine cutaway in the process. This is the only cutaway design I do in the acoustic range. I has a powerful yet sweet voice and is innovative in its design and concept.

Scale length:               17"
Body lenght:                12.125"
Width at widest point:    8.875"
Nut width:                    1.375"
Single 3mm pearl face dots
Slotted headstock as standard
Pin bridge with bone bridge pins

Check out my video channel at YouTube for a clip of it being played.

Now available is the Benjamin Cutaway. On the right is an image of one I have put in a Cherrylele tenor. It is a very neat solution that is stylish and not too fiendishly difficult to do. This instrument is already sold and I am executing this cutaway on James's ukulele in Andaman Padauk...