Rootuke
4 string
Tuning C#, F#, B,B
7.25" fingerboard radius for use with bow.
17" scale length. (8.5" resonator side)
Pau Ferro fingerboard
Pine cone and branch crosscut fret markers.
Copper side fret markers.
Western red Cedar top.
Walnut veneer shell back
Mahogany neck.
Carbon fiber neck reinforcement.
Buffalo bone nut ands bridge. (plus tailpiece nuts)
Roasted maple accents
Aluminum resonator (hand hammered)
Piezo pickup on resonator (separate jack)
Mi-Si active under saddle pickup
Springs on resonator. (added reverb)
Tailpiece -hand hammered copper, rosted maple.
Gold Evo frets
Gotoh 510 mini black tuners.
D'addarios flatwound strings
Stap jacks
The Root (Rootuke) is designed as experimental instrument with many possibilities. Separate jacks and a resonator with springs add so many levels of ideas. From binaural stereo washes to lush thick sounds.
That's it plugged in, but it is also an acoustic instrument with a good full acoustic sound.
It can be picked or used with a bow.
(Bow NOT included)
Videos (sound samples) on the way. Keep checking in.