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New Black Walnut Concert
This concert ukulele is made from the following woods: back and sides--figured Claro Walnut; sound board--Canadian Red Cedar; neck--Oregon black walnut; accents--Maidou burl. The binding is East India Rosewood. I also used an extended…
Kimo Uke on Tour with Beck
Here's a note and a link that I received last year--just didn't get around to posting . The uke being played is an all African Imbuia hula hips tenor ukulele. I think I made it about 7 years ago. The wood has a huge tonal range as well…
More Myrtle
Just finished this Myrtle Wood and Black Walnut tenor ukulele. I don't think the pictures do justice to the beauty and unusual qualities of the sound board--it's a cross between tiger strip, curly, figured and crazy. It compliments the figured…
Black is Back!
Another shop instrument made from Black Limba. I've used curly Maple binding and herringbone-style purfling for accent. The bridge and finger board are African Ebony species. The neck is also made of Black Limba. The orangish drips…
Hula Hips Redux
Here is a Hula Hips tenor--overall dimensions the same as the tenor except for the lower bout which is 10 1/4 inches. The result adds a ton of volume to the instrument, resulting in a lower pitch with more volume and sustain. I used a classic…
Don Doubles Up!
Don wanted a double neck ukulele and was not going to take no for an answer. After extensive discussion, I folded. Here are photos of the result. Of course we used a combination of woods: the back and sides are Oregon curly Maple, while…
Oh Myrtle!
Here's one of my favorite alternative woods--Oregon Myrtle. This is a decent tonewood, often used by Breedlove Guitars. I was lucky to score on some "odd" pieces that matched enough for a complete instrument. I haven't had a source for…
Curly Curly!
Another tenor ukulele with a combination of my favorite woods. The back and sides are curly Oregon Black Walnut. The sound board is curly Hawaiian Koa. The binding is curly Oregon Maple. The accents are Indonesian Maidou burl. The…
Baritone Mania
Suzie wanted a baritone, then Craig, and now Don. This baritone ukulele is constructed of Tasmanian Blackwood. Binding is Oregon curly Maple and it sports vintage purfling and chevron backstrip. I upgraded the tuners to Gotoh Mini's. Accents…
Indo Rosewood
This client wanted the look of Madagascar Rosewood--sadly, no longer available or scarce. My go to alternative was Indonesian Rosewood. While not a true rosewood, this wood has the look of the older Madagascar or even Brazilian rosewood…
