{"id":9804,"date":"2021-10-15T17:10:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T17:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistedwoodguitars.com\/?p=9804"},"modified":"2021-10-31T17:10:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T17:10:54","slug":"designing-the-switchback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistedwoodguitars.com\/?p=9804","title":{"rendered":"Designing the Switchback"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Designing the Switchback Ukulele<\/h4>\n<p>Twisted Wood&#8217;s President &amp; Owner- Tom Wolansky talks about the design process for the Switchback ukulele.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below-<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Designing the Switchback Ukulele\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fiP1oHtMOuQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the Switchback, I wanted to design a ukulele that was focussed around classic, iconic, natural materials. 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