Entries by Kimo Ukulele

Sycamore And Redwood Custom Ukulele

Just off the press is this Sycamore And Redwood Custom Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Woods Body:  California Sycamore.  The figure of this set is pretty representative of most sycamore.  The color does vary as you can see between the sides and back.   I built my first sycamore uke […]

Mango On Mango Custom Ukulele

Just hav’n some fun with this Mango On Mango Custom Ukulele.  This is a super tenor. It’s All About The Woods Body:  curly, colorful, spalted Hawaiian Mango.  This mango is from the Big Island and Kamuela Hardwoods.  I bought a bunch about 6-7 years ago and have slowly been working my way through the sets.  […]

Imbuia and Cedar Custom Ukulele

This cutie is an Imbuia and Cedar Custom Ukulele–a standard shape and size. It’s All About The Woods Body:  lightly figured African Imbuia.  I was going for a dark look to really showcase the sound board and this imbuia fits the bill perfectly.  It’s not a particularly bright wood and it does have a bit […]

Custom Claro Walnut Baritone Ukulele

Here’s the latest Custom Claro Walnut Baritone Ukulele.  This is my “big baritone” sized instrument which is now my standard baritone build. It’s All About The Woods Body: what’s not to like about some colorful, curly Claro Walnut.  Typically Claro is a warm wood and somewhat mid-range, at least for a guitar; but, I find […]

Claro Walnut And Dark Forest Tenor Ukulele

This is a Claro Walnut And Dark Forest Tenor Ukulele. It’s All About The Woods Body:   figured Claro Walnut.  I purchased this particular set of claro walnut because of it’s unusual figure–neither full quilt nor full curl. “Curlt” figure maybe?  Anyway, a fun look with walnut flavor. Sound Board:  another classic wood is this Dark […]

Figured Bubinga And Sinker Redwood Custom Tenor Ukulele

Too much fun with this Figured Bubinga And Sinker Redwood Custom Tenor Ukulele. It’s All About The Woods Body:  Seriously, one of my favorite woods to date is this highly figured, blond Bubinga.  There are tons of names for the figure but I like “paisley” the best.  Don’t expect to see much of this around […]

Munn And Dark Forest Cypress Tenor Ukulele

This is a fun and an eclectic build–a Munn And Dark Forest Cypress Tenor Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape.  Ya ain’t gonna find one of these at your local shop! It’s All About The Woods Body:  Figured Munn Ebony.  This particular species of ebony from Asia can be highly figured.  It’s really, really […]

Narra And Primavera Custom Tenor Ukulele

This is a Narra And Primavera Custom Tenor Ukulele–a standard tenor.  The new owner said:  “I played for hours last night. . .I fell in love right away!”.  That’s music to my ears for sure. It’s All About The Golden Woods Body:  Asian Narra.  I’ve had this wood for possibly 20 years and I don’t […]

New Big Baritone Custom Ukulele

This is the latest New Big Baritone Custom Ukulele.  It started out as a shop custom with the possibility of a bearclaw spruce sound board but was selected early with some requests for major changes. Let’s have some ukulele fun!     It’s All About The Woods Body:  Premium curly Hawaiian Koa.  I’m a sucker […]

Redwood Bubinga Custom Tenor Ukulele

In the air to a new owner is the Redwood Bubinga Custom Tenor Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Woods Body:  plum pudding figured African Bubinga.  Pictures don’t do this wood justice.  I’ve always had difficulties photographing “reds” and this build is no exception.  Hopefully WordPress doesn’t reprocess them to […]