Available for sale: Handmade Hawaiian Double Back Pele Ukulele. This slide show includes a sound sample played on the ukulele itself! #ukulele #handmade #luthier Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact Description: Lua Pele ukulele was a special challenge I under took with my friends from the Waialua Sky Ukulele Builders (Ukulele Guild of Hawaii) to build a double back ukulele. We each built our own version of a double back ukulele and presented them at The Hawaiian Ukulele Experience showcase in Honolulu, Hawaii. I met many amazing Hawaiian ukulele builders and players at the exhibition and everyone who sampled Lua Pele was amazed at its light weight, excellent sound projection, and super comfortable set up. Lua Pele features a kasha braced engelmann spruce soundboard with a "live back" western red cedar inner back. The warm cedar and bright spruce vibrate together to create a wonderful tone. The outer back and sides are Brazilian walnut that I processed myself, and so are the fingerboard, bridge, and faceplates. Lua Pele has a comfortable c-shaped mahogany neck and bloodwood binding to pick up the warm tones of the body and neck wood. Lua Pele is packed with extra features and ornamentation including: - Multi-piece volcano inlay on outer back - lava fissure inlay on face of fingerboard - radiused fingerboard - double side sound holes with custom shape - alternating black/red binding on fingerboard for position markers - Gotoh planetary tuners with black bell buttons - red and black purfling lines - custom headstock logo - Bone nut and bridge saddle - Compensated bridge saddle for improved intonation - Nickel silver frets - Environmentally friendly water based finish

Available for sale: Handmade mahogany longscale tenor ukulele with sunburst finish. This slide show includes a sound sample played on the ukulele itself! #ukulele #handmade #luthier Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact Description: This tenor ukulele is crafted from reclaimed mahogany sourced locally. Dressed up with a beautiful sunburst finish: warm amber wood tones in the center transitioning into black near the edge. You'll see this 2 tone sunburst on the top, back, sides, AND neck. Kimo Hussey prefers a 19" scale tenor ukulele, and he sure enjoyed playing this one! The extra two inches of string length has two major impacts on the ukulele's sound and feel. First, the fret spacing is a little wider than the typical tenor ukulele but not quite as far apart as a baritone fingerboard. This gives player's a little more space to work in between frets while still being able to pull off those 5-7 fret stretches (or more!) between notes. Second, the added scale length paired with a tenor body moves the bridge about an inch lower on the body, locking the bridge saddle into that sweet spot on the ukulele where the body is widest. The result is better soundboard activation (vibration) so the ukulele responds to the lightest touch with a big, warm sound. Currently set up with a re-entrant string tuning. Specs: - 19" scale length with tenor ukulele body - 15 frets to the body, 19 frets total - 12’ Radiused fingerboard - Paua Abalone shell position markers and sound hole rosette - Hand cut Indian Rosewood fingerboard - Solid Indian Rosewood binding and bridge - Bound fingerboard and body - Reclaimed mahogany body and neck - Carbon fiber neck reinforcement - Domed top and back plates - Bell headstock design - TRIETSCH & SON hand etched scroll inlay on headstock - Graduated headstock thickness - Tune-a-lele Graph Tech black tuning machines- 6:1 ratio - Bone Nut and Saddle - Compensated Saddle for improved intonation - Water based, environmentally friendly finish

Enjoy this picture slide show of my handmade OM sized guitar, with background music by Jesse performed on the guitar itself! Some notable features you'll see pictures of include: - Slotted peg head - Red logo inlay and fret markers - Vintage V shape neck with volute on the back of the peg head - Gold EVO frets - 5 hole side sound port design - Gold hardware - Ebony bridge pins and endpin (strap button) with a brass ring and mother of pearl dot - Vintage tear drop shaped pick guard - 3 piece sound hole rosette with red purfling lines Guitar Materials/Woods: Soundboard - Spruce Back/Sides - Indian Rosewood Peg head veneers (front and back) - Indian Rosewood Neck - Mahogany Binding - Bloodwood Purfling - Red lines on top, back, sides Fingerboard/Bridge - Indian Ebony 🎞 🎬 Join Chris' patreon for access to exclusive ukulele content at patreon.com/ChrisTrietsch 🎧🎶 Listen to Chris' debut album "Beginning Today" at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/music 🪚 View Chris' custom, handmade CTrietsch Guitars and Ukuleles and order your own at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/ukuleles ~SOCIAL MEDIA~ 🐬 Instagram 🐬 https://www.instagram.com/ctrietschukuleles/ 🐋 Facebook 🐋 https://www.facebook.com/CTrietschUkuleles Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact #ukulele #guitar #luthier

The Hawaiian Ukulele Experience is an event hosted by the Ukulele Guild of Hawaii annually to showcase an incredible array of one-of-a-kind custom ukulele made by local, national, and international ukulele builders. This year's event was hosted on Nov. 17-19th at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii and attracted amazingly talented builders and players alike. I was honored with the opportunity to exhibit 3 of my ukulele at the show this year alongside my Waialua Sky Ukulele Builders Ohana, and I was lucky enough to record a few spectacular musicians sampling my recently completed, double back, Pele Ukulele. Please enjoy the wonderful playing of: Kalei Gamiao, Bryan Tolentino, Ukulenny, Jonah Davis, Larry Santos of Ukulele Project Hawaii, John of Hana Lima "Ia, and my close friend Jesse Torres. Pele ukulele is currently available for sale, please follow the link for more information and to make it yours: https://christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/lua-pele 00:00 Introduction 00:53 Kalei Gamiao 01:57 Bryan Tolentino 02:31 Ukulenny 03:46 John 04:57 Jonah Davis 05:54 Larry Santos 06:28 Jesse Torres 07:16 Patreon Shout Out 🎞 🎬 Join Chris' patreon for access to exclusive ukulele content at patreon.com/ChrisTrietsch 🎧🎶 Listen to Chris' debut album "Beginning Today" at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/music 🪚 View Chris' custom, handmade CTrietsch Ukuleles and order your own at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/ukuleles ~SOCIAL MEDIA~ 🐬 Instagram 🐬 https://www.instagram.com/ctrietschukuleles/ 🐋 Facebook 🐋 https://www.facebook.com/CTrietschUkuleles Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact #ukulele #luthier #ctrietschukulele

CTrietsch handmade double back ukulele. Made with brazilian walnut that I processed myself from a slab for the back, sides, fingerboard, and bridge as well as an engelmann spruce top and a western red cedar inner back. This ukulele really projects sound well with great tone: it has both the warmth of the cedar and the clarity/brightness of the spruce. Comfortable to play with a radiused fingerboard and low string action. Check out the alternating binding position markers on the fingerboard too! Available for sale on my website https://christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/shop 00:00 Sound Sample/Picture Slide Show 00:17 Woods used 01:12 Fingerboard Details 02:06 Double Back 02:36 Lua Pele Inlay 03:11 Lava Fissure fingerboard 03:37 Side Sound holes 04:14 Sound Sample/Picture Slide Show 05:11 Patreon Shout Out #ukulele #handmadeukulele #uke 🎞 🎬 Join Chris' patreon for access to exclusive ukulele content at patreon.com/ChrisTrietsch 🎧🎶 Listen to Chris' debut album "Beginning Today" at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/music 🪚 View Chris' custom, handmade CTrietsch Ukuleles and order your own at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/ukuleles ~SOCIAL MEDIA~ 🐬 Instagram 🐬 https://www.instagram.com/ctrietschukuleles/ 🐋 Facebook 🐋 https://www.facebook.com/CTrietschUkuleles Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact

Handmade fretless ukulele bass (ubass) by CTrietsch Ukulele. Sound sample and video review. This ukulele bass features: magnetic cover plate, Brazilian rosewood FRETLESS fingerboard, kasha bracing system, side sound hole, side fret markers, brass position markers, crushed MOP inlay, onboard preamp, koa bridge/faceplate/binding/coverplate/tailgraft… and more! Maholo nui loa to Pete Coco for the sound sample! It was a pleasure to listen to you play and such a treat to have you be one of the first to sample my ukulele bass! Chapters: 00:00 handmade ubass 00:13 fingerboard 00:55 neck/head 01:30 body 02:27 magnetic cover plate 03:50 Pete's thoughts 04:39 SOUND SAMPLE 07:57 Patreon credit roll 🎞 🎬 Join Chris' patreon for access to exclusive ukulele content at patreon.com/ChrisTrietsch 🎧🎶 Listen to Chris' debut album "Beginning Today" at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/music 🪚 View Chris' custom, handmade CTrietsch Ukuleles and order your own at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/ukuleles #ukulele #ubass #ukulelebass ~SOCIAL MEDIA~ 🐬 Instagram 🐬 https://www.instagram.com/ctrietschukuleles/ 🐋 Facebook 🐋 https://www.facebook.com/CTrietschUkuleles Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact

This is a handmade CTrietsch Ukuleles tenor sized ukulele built on Long Island, New York. The luthier, Christopher Trietsch, is an avid ukulele player who writes, records, and performs original instrumental music on his own handmade ukuleles. All of his experience as a musician and recording artist informs his building so that he truly understands how to craft high quality ukuleles. In each build, he captures superior tone and depth of sound, building ukuleles that are a joy to play and hold in your hands. This tenor ukulele is crafted from solid tone woods: aged oak for the soundboard, back, sides, and neck. The set of oak used for this ukulele is special because it was locally sourced on the north shore of Long Island - recovered from storm downed trees. It was processed (quarter sawn), stickered, and aged in our shop for 25+ years before being selected and used for this ukulele. The wood therefore has a distinctly American Northeast (New England area) history, and this ukulele was born a New Yorker. This ukulele features a 12 fret neck join which is uncommon for a tenor ukulele. This design change results in the bridge moving about an inch lower on the body, locking the saddle into that sweet spot on the ukulele where the body is the widest. The result is that this ukulele responds to the lightest touch, perfect for that finger style player looking for every bit of control and finesse while playing. When you come at it with a harder stroke, the ukulele opens up and fills the room with its large sound. The 12’ radius on the fingerboard enhances player comfort and accuracy, ensuring that you are NOT going to want to put this ukulele down. The headstock is shaped in the “open book” design and the end of the fingerboard elegantly extends over the sound hole echoing a vintage mandolin style. Ukulele Dimensions: Lower bout: 9 1/4”, Upper bout: 7” , Waist: 6” , Overall Length: 25” , Depth: 3” , Body Length: 11 3/4” Specs: Tenor size - 17" scale length 12 frets to the body, finger style ukulele 18 frets total on treble side, 16 on bass side Mother of pearl position markers and sound hole rosette Rosewood family (bubinga) fingerboard, bridge Solid wood binding Bound body Solid Oak tone wood body and neck Locally sourced tone wood (American Northeast) Domed top and back Open book headstock design Headstock inlay TRIETSCH & SON scroll Open back, Grover geared tuners - 14:1 ratio and white buttons Bone Nut and Saddle Compensated Saddle for improved intonation Thin, hand-rubbed gloss finish Nickel Silver Frets 🎞 🎬 Join Chris' patreon for access to exclusive ukulele content at patreon.com/ChrisTrietsch 🎧🎶 Listen to Chris' debut album "Beginning Today" at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/music 🪚 View Chris' custom, handmade CTrietsch Ukuleles at ChristopherTrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/ukuleles ~SOCIAL MEDIA~ 🐬 Instagram 🐬 https://www.instagram.com/ctrietschukuleles/ 🐋 Facebook 🐋 https://www.facebook.com/CTrietschUkuleles Contact: christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/contact

Here is a short review and demonstration my cigar box ukulele. This is the La Antiguedad Cigar Box ukulele. I used a full tenor ukulele sized neck and utilized the cigar box for the body. The cigar box body has been left in its original condition to display its unique artwork and can still open and close. I used a solid mahogany neck with Grover geared tuners, hand carved bone nut and bridge saddle, and a bubinga (similar to rosewood) fingerboard.