Custom Les Rietfors Tenor Ukulele
Handcrafted on the island of Oahu, this beautiful Les Rietfors Tenor Ukulele remains in wonderful original condition. Les Rietfors ukuleles are tremendously rare and a wonderful collector’s and player’s ukulele that rarely surface on the open market. They are exceptional playing instruments and have a connection to the people and culture of Hawaii, bearing the Hawaiian flag inlay on the headstock.
This beautiful ukulele boasts a premium Hawaiian Koa wood face, back, & sides with an ebony wood fretboard and bridge. Ivroid celluloid top, back, fretboard, and headstock binding with black-white-black purfling on the soundboard and back of the instrument for elegant appeal. Classy Hawaiian flag wood inlay on headstock with a Honduran mahogany neck for added stability and sustain. Professional Grover open-geared machine tuners for smooth and precise tuning. Gorgeous abalone ‘paua’ shell inlay on the soundboard and headstock with a matching shell and black-white-black concentric circle rosette with abalone shell fretboard inlay.
Les Rietfors’ ukuleles are amongst the most desired custom ukuleles to have been made and tremendously difficult to locate. Unfortunately, Les Rietfors has since passed away in 2005 but his love of music, the Hawaiian culture and people, and the art of fine luthiery lives on through his legacy of beautifully handcrafted instruments. No cracks, no repairs, no needed repairs. Slight fading on the binding but purely aesthetic. The instrument has wonderful low and midrange notes with excellent clarity as well. Exceptional projection and sustain and a very comfortable instrument to cradle and play. String action is set well and easy to play all the way up on the neck. A highly recommended collectible and full custom ukulele.
Price: SOLD