This is one of the “three tenors” made as a bit of a sound experiment. There is a more detailed write-up in the blog. This tenor uses the Kasha bracing system as opposed to my normal bracing system. The Kasha system is asymmetric (treble side different from the base side) which is why the sound hole is off center. The Kasha system is inherently a low-G instrument. This instrument is the warmest of the three tenors with a rich low-end but the top is still nice and clear and bright.
Water-tank redwood top. The redwood on the top is from a very slow-growing tree, with very fine grain lines. I had the wood dated via dendrochronology and the wood for this top grew some time between 979-1734 AD. Casuarina back and sides. (Casuarina is a very hard and heavy wood, comparable in properties to ebony. It is however an invasive species in south Florida where I cut this wood from trees taken down as part of restoring the Jupiter lighthouse natural area.) Black-white-black purfling (top, back & sides), curly maple binding, pomelle sapele headplate, spanish cedar neck, casuarina fingerboard with a 10″ radius, casuarina bridge, side sound port, asymmetric rosette in pink abalone pearl. $925
