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Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele

Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele

Dr. Richard wanted a new Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele.  He personally picked this set of  Koa for the project because of its dark colors and very white sap wood contrasts.  This is another of my sets of salvaged Koa wood from the big island…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…