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koa petroglyph turtle tenor ukulele

Koa Petroglyph Turtle Tenor Ukulele

Here's a new custom tenor ukulele--the Koa Petroglyph Turtle Tenor Ukulele. Originally I just wanted the purfling and sound hole rosette in Blue Paua Abalone but, in the middle of the night, I decided to add a styalized Petroglyph Turtle.…
Christmas Koa

Christmas Koa

Yup, it's almost that time of the year again, so I'm calling this custom tenor ukulele Christmas Koa. The Christmas Koa custom tenor ukulele is constructed from some pretty nice curly koa with a really rich red-brown color (my photography…
Black Walnut Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele

Black Walnut Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele

This is Fae's new Black Walnut Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele.  Fae asked for something a little different and I suggested this combination of woods.  I have used this combination of woods before and  found the end result to be very pleasing in…
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.…
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…
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…

Fresh, Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele 2016

Ok, the holidays are over and it's past time that I get back on the horse.  I'm starting off 2016 with an all Koa tenor ukulele. This premium Koa selection was obtained from Allied Lutherie and is salvaged, old growth wood from the…

Curly Koa and Myrtle Custom Ukulele

Hey you all!  Here is a just-finished build using some of my new quilty-curly, Hawaiian Koa.  I think this may be my favorite appearance in Koa. I did not have a matching top so I made the executive decision to use an Oregon Myrtle…

More New Koa

Here's a couple of the new Koa sets I just received.  This wood is from a salvage project on the Big Island and has been air dried for many years.  I have matching tops, backs and sides for each.  Pretty nice!  Just waiting for a new ukulele…

Mmmmm! Koa

I've got a  Koa thang goin' on.  Here's a new Koa Tenor Ukulele with some nice looking wood.  I think this is the last of the same billet as shown on the "cut, color and curl" blog.  Good thing because I get bored easily.  Fortunately…