Custom Keith Ogata Ukulele

Constructed of a premium Hawaiian Koa face, back, and sides, this custom piece also emphasizes a solid Koa fretboard, bridge and neck as well. Black celluloid binding around the soundboard. Professional Grover Mini Rotomatics machine tuners. Maple wood position marker inlays and much more. A beautiful and rare piece that rings true the wonderful tones, rich and clear, of Hawaii.

The ‘オ’ on the headstock is the Japanese character for the phonetic sound ‘O’ as in Ogata. This symbol is branded into the headstock of each ukulele and was something passed down to Keith over three generations. The character has always been the symbol  of the family business. Keith’s grandfather, who had initially requested the brand to be made, owned a small business in Hawaii selling handcrafted Japanese ‘Geta’ or ‘wooden sandals’ on which he would burn this symbol into each sandal.  This tradition has continued for three generations beginning with Japanese ‘Geta’ and continuing on in its tradition with beautiful custom ukuleles.

Overall length: approx. 28.00″

Upper bout: approx. 7.00″

Waist: approx. 5.75″

Lower bout: approx. 9.50″

Body length: approx. 12.00″

Body depth: approx. 2.88″

Scale length: 18.25″

Fret width at nut: 1.50″

Fret width at body: 1.63″

Finish: Clear Satin

Price: SOLD

KeithOgata氏製作のカスタムテナーです。Keithさんはウクレレ職人歴１２年でとても特徴のあるスタイル、そして素晴らしい音色のウクレレを作られます。ハワイの特上のコアをボディー、フレットボード、ブリッジ、ネックに使っています。黒いバインディングとフレットボードのポジションマーカーに使われています。Groverのミニギア式のチューナーが使われています。とても美しく、珍しいウクレレで、豊かで，クリアなハワイの音のするウクレレです。

ヘッドストックに入っている“オ”のデサインですが、Keithさんのおじいさんが以前ハワイで下駄職人をしておられ，作られた下駄、一足一足にオガタの“オ”のマークを入れていたそうです。この伝統が今でもKeithさんのウクレレに受け継がれています.