SUC-SAKURA BLONDE

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SAKURA UKULELE Brand concept

At Deviser, we have been producing “Sakura guitars” using Japanese cherry blossoms as the material for our Headway, Momose, Bacchus, SeventySeven, and STR brands for many years now. At first, we weren’t familiar with Sakura wood as a material, and making instruments from it was a challenge. We feel that there are infinite possibilities in making instruments with Sakura wood.

More beautiful, more gentle, more delicate, more accessible, that’s what the “SAKURA UKULELE” seeks to bring. A brand specializing in Japanese cherry as a material to infuse your life and your music with the beautiful colors of the Japanese tradition.

Concert-size Sakura ukulele 『SUC-SAKURA BLONDE 』

The second model of SAKURA UKULELE is a concert-size cherry blossom ukulele with a body and neck made of Yamakazura, or “Japanese wild cherry” wood.

Compared to mahogany or maple, which are commonly used for ukuleles, Sakura is a hard wood with high specific gravity. By using Sakura wood not only for the body but also for the neck, the sound is characterized by the relaxed volume and pitch stability typical of a concert ukulele, a warm midrange, and the added sweetness characteristic of sakura wood.

The finish uses a see-through and matte paint in order to allow you to enjoy the grain of the Sakura wood, which will give every unit its own character.
The “Sakura Blonde” color is used to bring out the original pinkish color of the cherry blossoms, while the color of the Purpleheart wood is more contrasting.

Cherry blossom spirit visible throughout the design

The pickguard is made of the same purpleheart as the fingerboard and features a motif of cherry blossom petals. This detail gives the SAKURA UKULELE a glamorous appearance and also ties the whole design together.

Even the position markers feature a cherry blossom petal design.

The design is simple in appearance, yet meticulous in detail, and was created to be accessible to a wide range of people, to be kept close at hand, and to feel lovely and familiar.