Plus it looks wicked cool, right? It is this view that gives the Chtukulele it’s name. Because of this, the soundboard is suported all the way around which allows us to lighten up the bracing. With this design we don’t have to cut a hole in the soundboard. These ports are carved into the upper bout. The Chtukulele uses dual “Jet Intake” soundholes. The strings pass through the soundboard and easily fit through this port. The small port in the lower bout is to insert the strings. The spalted Maple has a wonderful ‘dirty’ patina. The angled side (to the right in this image) rests flat on your thigh when sitting and playing. This end view shows the Cthukulele’s unusual profile. It sits very close to your body and all the contact points are smooth and rounded. Whether you are sitting or standing the Chtukulele is very comfortable to hold. The top edge where your right arm rests is part of the body and not part of the soundboard so your arm does not rest on the soundboard.
Lovecraft’s Cthulu, another creature not of this Earth.įrom the top you can see that the body is just two inches deep and it is nothing but smooth curves. The semi-hollow body is extremely rigid and gives the Padauk soundboard a solid foundation to vibrate off of. Hewn from a single split piece of spalted maple the Chtukulele’s body is an ergonomic masterpiece (how’s that for some nice hyperbole!). When we decided to make a bass ukulele we decided to go all in and make a true freak. The Chtukulele will make her public debut at the 2013 Reno Ukulele Festival in Sparks Nevada, April 11-14, 2013.
We have been talking to David Iriguchi at and he has kindly allowed us to tell you some more about this amazing bass ukulele, the Cthukulele… The words and pictures that follow are his, but we are sure you will agree, this is an amazing looking instrument.
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