This was a one off ukulele that has now been sold.

This is a handmade ukulele, from Canadian luthier Martin Van Humbeck (you can see why he goes by Martin Beck for his builds... imagine putting your full name into a headstock with mother of pearl inlay!) Martin hails from Vancouver Island and makes instruments which really sing - with the emphasis on an incredible sound.

This ukulele, #171 has an AAA Englemann spruce solid top, paired with AAA grade solid black walnut back and sides. There's plenty of beautiful additions to the build, and I'm having a hard time choosing my favourite between the gorgeous inlaid abalone hummingbird on the headstock, or the asymmetric soundhole rosette, made from spalted birds eye maple.

This low G fitted concert uke has Worth clear strings and Gotoh 510 super mini geared tuners - really compact tuners that work beautifully. There's a satin, tru-oil finish, fitted strap buttons and a tweed hard case.

The low G emphasises a great bass response, with plenty of volume and sustain - with really excellent retention of volume further up the neck - with the bright spruce highs complementing the depth from the low G really well. A little extra volume is delivered directly to the player through Martin’s signature side sound port. The 35mm nut is familiar and comfortable and it is a pleasure to play.

This is a beautiful ukulele, a handmade masterpiece in the very top level of concert scale instruments.

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