Flight Iris Calantas Tenor

Essential Information About the Flight Iris Calantas Tenor Ukulele

• Solid calantas top: livelier response, beautiful warmth, and natural projection, ideal for expressive playing.


• 19-fret tenor format: more ease on the neck, extended range for picking, melodies, and enriched chords.


• Premium comfort: 38 mm / 1.50" nut, offset fret markers, slotted headstock, and bridge with compensated nut for precise intonation.


• Ready to play: fluorocarbon strings installed from the factory + 15 mm padded gig bag, learning booklet, and sticker pack included.

A "Calantas" Variation that Revives the Iris Spirit

The Flight Iris Calantas Tenor adopts the features that made the Iris series charming, while offering a different sonic personality thanks to its solid calantas top. It reflects Flight's "attention to detail" approach: an instrument designed to inspire from the very first play, with lutherie choices focused on stability (laminated mahogany back and sides) and precision (compensated nut, bone nut and saddle). The result: an elegant, reliable tenor ukulele built to support your long-term progress.

Who Is This Tenor Ukulele For?

Thanks to its tenor format and 19 frets, this model is especially suited for musicians who want to go beyond simple chord accompaniment: melodies, arpeggios, fingerpicking, solo arrangements, and group playing all find an ideal ground here. The 38 mm / 1.50" nut offers comfortable string spacing for the left hand, appreciated both by serious beginners (seeking a more versatile instrument) and intermediate to advanced players looking for intonation finesse and comfort. Style-wise, it naturally suits pop, folk, soft jazz, acoustic picking, and any repertoire where clarity and nuance matter.

Warm and Articulated Sound: The Contribution of the Solid Top

The solid calantas soundboard plays a central role in this ukulele's voice: a solid top responds more directly to attack variations, resulting in better dynamics, a sense of "breathing," and more organic projection. The laminated mahogany back and sides enhance the instrument's stability and contribute to a coherent output with a naturally warm balance. The combination with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge promotes clear attack and pleasant sustain, while the fluorocarbon strings provide definition, precision, and tuning accuracy, particularly useful on a tenor format. Finally, the compensated nut helps maintain reliable intonation across the entire neck length, a key point for extended chords and more modern voicings.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To safely complement your Flight Iris Calantas Tenor, you can opt for a tenor ukulele string set (ideally fluorocarbon to preserve the original feel and brightness) as well as a chromatic tuner (clip-on or pedal) perfectly suited to ukulele tuning. A universal acoustic instrument stand is also a simple solution for storage at home or in the studio.

Technical specifications

Format	tenor (19 frets)	Position markers	offset (3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, and 15th frets)
Top	solid calantas	Bridge	rosewood
Back and sides	laminated mahogany	Nut	bone
Binding	white acrylic	Saddle	bone (compensated)
Rosette	yes	Headstock	slotted
Neck	okoumé	Strings	fluorocarbon
Fingerboard	rosewood	Gig bag	15 mm padded gig bag included
Scale length	430 mm / 16.93"	Included	learning booklet + sticker pack
Nut width	38 mm / 1.50"	Premium details	rosette, fluorocarbon strings, white acrylic binding, offset position markers on the front face