A new tenor ukulele from the popular brand Craft Musica, featuring a rare Alerce wood top.
Craft Musica is a brand produced by Yasuo Takayama, who has a workshop in Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture. It is supported by many enthusiasts for its high level of woodworking skill and unique design sensibility.
This instrument is a Craft Musica original shape tenor, and its most distinguishing feature is the use of Alerce wood for the top. Alerce is a type of cedar from Chile and, like Brazilian rosewood, is a rare wood listed in Appendix I of the Washington Convention. It has a tight grain and is very beautiful, producing a delicate yet rich, sustained tone.
The back and sides are made of Indian rosewood, resulting in a rich, reverberant, sweet, and beautiful sound. Please check out the video.
Ukulele Magazine 30 also featured an Alerce-top concert ukulele in its review, highlighting its sweet, delicate tone and highly expressive qualities.
The body binding, made with curly maple, also adds a touch of luxury and gives it a very attractive appearance.
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.
