Craft Musica's Classic Soprano Walnut Body with Plumeria Inlay on the Headstock
The "Hanako-san" series features Craft Musica's original soprano body shape with simple overall ornamentation, but with an impressive plumeria inlay on the headplate. Ukulele Bird has consistently ordered this series as a standard, changing the materials each time.
This model uses walnut for the body. It is an attractive wood with a calm, dull brown color and subtle biased grain running through the vertical lines of the quarter-sawn wood. In alignment with the mother-of-pearl inlay on the headstock, the position markers are also mother-of-pearl dots. The soundhole rosette features herringbone.
It produces a dazzling, bright sound that is well-balanced and beautiful, without being overly harsh to the ear. It offers good volume and rich harmonics.
Craft Musica is a ukulele brand produced by maker Yasuo Takayama in Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture.
After working for a semiconductor manufacturer, Takayama studied woodworking at Shinagawa Vocational Training School and then engaged in the production of custom-made furniture for eight years. He studied instrument making under Masami Endo of Songbird Guitar Workshop and launched his own brand in 2005.
He have captivated many customers by creating one-of-a-kind instruments that utilize their high level of woodworking skills and aesthetic sense.
