cowboy koa tenor ukulele

Cowboy Koa Tenor Ukulele

This is Jack's Cowboy Koa Tenor Ukulele.  He specificialy picked out this set koa for it's color and wild, irregular curl.  This is another example of salvaged koa from the Big Island of Hawaii.  This wood has been used and abused but…
Mini-Me Mango

Mini-Me Mango

As promised last week, here is a look at the Mini-Me Mango.  Actually not that small--a concert--but built with some of the same beautiful chocolate heart mango that I used on the tenor.  This one shows some beautiful rich color and really…
Chocolate Heart Mango

Chocolate Heart Mango

At last some new Mango.  My source on the Hawaiian island of Maui this year was a dud, but a customer of mine (thanks Dan) sourced out some great 26 year old Chocolate Heart Mango billets from the Big Island and stored at a cabinet shop in…