Merit 2025: Concert Ukulele

Dave’s Take: My wife is on the board of Merit School of Music, a truly wonderful music education non-profit in Chicago. Each year, our family donates a MachMachines ukulele for their annual Play On fundraiser. The body of this one was made with a particularly beautiful set of classic Hawaiian Koa, offset with Curly Maple binding.

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Framed image of the body, facing right, of a MachMachines concert ukulele made with Hawaiian Koa
Front of a MachMachines concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Back of a MachMachines concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Front, facing left, of a MachMachines concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Back, facing left, of a MachMachines concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Front, facing right, of a MachMachines concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Back, facing right, of a MachMachines concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Front of the body of a concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Back of the body of a concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Front of the body, facing left, of a concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Back of the body, facing left, of a concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Front of the body, facing right, of a concert ukulele in Hawaiian Koa
Concert ukulele fretboard in Indian Rosewood with Curly Mahogany headplate
Concert ukulele neck in Honduran Mahogany
Headstock of a concert ukulele with a Curly Mahogany headplate and the MachMachines logo inlayed in mother-of-pearl
Back of the headstock of a concert ukulele with a Curly Mahogany headplate and Rubner matte brass tuners

Materials

  • Top: Hawaiian Koa

  • Back & Sides: Hawaiian Koa

  • Neck: Honduran Mahogany

  • Fretboard: Indian Rosewood

  • Head Plate Veneers: Curly Mahogany

  • Bridge: Ebony

  • Body & Fretboard Binding: Curly Maple

Dimensions

  • Overall Length: 24 inches

  • Scale Length: 15 inches

  • 12 Frets to the Body

Parts

  • Tuners: Rubner Matte Brass with Rosewood Buttons

  • Rosette: Abalone Shell

  • Fretboard Dots: Abalone Shell

  • Side Dots: Abalone Shell