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…
Curly Koa

Steve’s Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele

Steve's got curl.  No, not his hair,  but  his new Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele.  Steve picked out this spectacular set of koa from my stash of salvage wood from the big island of Hawaii.  The final product was slightly more than I anticipated. As with…
custom Koa Tenor Ukulele for Hale Ukulele in San Diego

Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele for Hale Ukulele in San Diego

Here's a Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele for Hale Ukulele in San Diego.  For this custom tenor ukulele I have used another set of salvage Koa from the Big Island of Hawaii.  This particular set of Koa does not have a really strong curl but what…
Custom Tenor Ukulele

Custom Tenor Ukulele

Here's another of my Custom Tenor Ukulele featuring alternative woods.  I've used the last of this particular set of Claro Walnut for back and sides and the second and last set of a very unusual, curly Koa for the sound board (see "Moonscape…
Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele

Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele

Here's a new Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele built especially for a client who has a bit of arthritis and a very light touch. We wanted an instrument that would be easy to play without a lot of effort by either the right or left hand.  After some…
Moonscape Myrtle Wood Tenor Ukulele

Moonscape Myrtle Wood Tenor Ukulele

  Steve specifically requested a Moonscape Myrtle Wood Tenor Ukulele. He was infatuated with the amazing variety of appearances in Myrtle Wood and totally open for a combination of woods, so we came up with this instrument with a…
Custom Koa Concert Ukulele

Custom Koa Concert Ukulele

Here's another Custom Koa Concert Ukulele.  I just delivered this cutie to Hale Ukulele earlier this week and it is already gone. I know that's the point but I need about half a dozen more of these Koa Concert Ukulele.   This wood is another…
Koa Concert Ukulele

Koa Concert Ukulele

If you have followed my posts for some time you might wonder why I only show tenor ukulele.  Well, the tenor is the most popular model that I make and sell.  But, recently, there have been increasing requests for Koa Concert Ukulele and…
curly koa

Curly Koa, Curly Koa, Curly Koa

Richard just picked up this beautiful Curly Koa tenor ukulele yesterday.  I love the look of this set of curly koa wood because it has just about everything I like--wavy curls throughout, good color, wavy grain, sap-wood and spalt.  Since…