Blond Curly Koa custom tenor ukulele

Blond Curly Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele

Personally, I think Blonds can have more fun.  Here's a Blond Curly Koa custom tenor ukulele just delivered to Hale Ukulele in San Diego.I love the look of blond curly koa.  Yeah, there's some dark roots showing but hey, I'm not that picky.…
Mango Wood Ukulele

Tenor Concert Ukulele

Jack has his Black Koa Tenor Ukulele, but wanted a Concert Ukulele with a wide neck. I was not comfortable with his desire for a concert scale though, so I nudged him in the direction of a concert ukulele but with a tenor scale--a Tenor Concert…
Shark Inlay

Shark Inlay Custom Tenor Ukulele

The shark is back!  My somewhat whimsical Shark Inlay has been revitalized on this new Tenor Ukulele.  I wanted to try something different and felt it might go well  with this chocolate heart myrtle wood from Oregon.  The Shark Inlay is…
Black Koa Tenor Ukulele

Black Koa Tenor Ukulele

I'll call this one Jack's Black.  This Black Koa Tenor Ukulele with with dramatic sap wood highlights also sports a wide neck per Jack's request. The Koa is more from my stash of reclaimed salvage from the Big Island of Hawaii.  I'm a…
Dark Curly Koa

Dark Curly Koa

Fae picked out this beautiful set of Dark Curly Koa for her new custom ukulele.  Her request was for a darker voiced tenor, smooth and silky--maybe "nahenahe" in Hawaiian.   So here it is:  dark, chocolate, compression curl Koa.  All the…
Dark Koa with Plumeria Flower Inlay

Dark Koa with Plumeria Flower Inlay

Here's a new tenor ukulele made from salvaged Dark Koa with Plumeria Flower Inlay. With this salvaged wood source I sometimes don't get the absolute best quality Koa Wood and this is a perfect example:  the curl is not consistent across…
alternative luthier tonewoods

Alternative Luthier Tonewoods, Just Because I can

I just put strings on this custom tenor ukulele last week.  This build was a bit of a materials experiment using a variety of Alternative Luthier Tonewoods.  This was not a custom order but I build these as shop instruments occasionally,…
Silky, Curly Maple and Curly Koa Concert Ukulele

Silky, Curly Maple and Curly Koa Concert Ukulele

I'm so excited! My website is re-written and seems to be working smoothly and this is the first post on the new site.  Life just doesn't get much better. Today, I am showing a Silky, Curly Maple and Curly Koa Concert Ukulele.   Ninety percent…

OluKai Ho’olaule’a Ukulele Aloha Award

Ok kids, git yer dancin' shews on!  It's almost time for the 8th annual OluKai Ho'olaule'a on the beautiful island of Maui.  This years event will be held on the last weekend of April at Kanaha County Park.  Food and fun events are planned…
curly, quilty koa tenor ukulele

Curly, Quilty Koa Tenor Ukulele

Here's a new Curly, Quilty Koa Tenor Ukulele.  The body is old growth, salvage Koa from the Big Island and the accent Koa is from Kauai.  I think this is proof that you don't need the perfect, high curl Koa to make a distinctive looking…