My kind of build is this Custom Claro Walnut Baritone Ukulele. Let The Woods Speak For Themselves Body: highly figured Claro Walnut. I’ve built a lot of claro walnut instruments over the years. It’s one of my favorite woods to work with. Rarely, though, have I seen claro as beautiful as this. It’s got the […]
I’m limiting custom orders, but I couldn’t turn down this referral for A lefty Custom Tenor Ukulele. This is a super tenor shape. Let The Wood’s Speak For Themselves Body: All Hawaiian Koa. Maybe not the curliest set in the world but it does have a lot of interesting looks. Neck: Central American mahogany with […]
I’m behind again on posting–as usual. Here’s and interesting build, a Sugi Bubinga Baritone Ukulele. Let The Woods Speak For Themselves Body: Figured African Bubinga. This is the African Rosewood with a bright and beautiful tone. Sound Board: another set of Japanese Sugi grown on Hawaii. I think the figured variety is a bit difficult […]
With a more traditional look, here’s A Classic Baritone Ukulele. This is my big baritone shape. It’s All About The Woods Body: It really is all about the woods. I wanted a more traditional looking instrument with traditional woods. So, here’s some classic, old growth, India Rosewood. It looks almost like old growth Brazilian. It […]
Sugi me baby! Or maybe just Sugi Baritone Custom Ukulele. This is the big baritone shape. It’s All About The Woods Body: figured African Bubinga. Sometimes called the African rosewood–dense and bright…and pretty. Sound Board: I just had to try another figured Sugi (Japanese Cryptomeria) sound board. It’s a tough wood to work with though–somewhat […]
With the exception of the finger board, this is an All Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele. This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Woods Body: blondish curly Koa. I decided on a double sound hole for this build since there has been a lot of interest in sound hole variants of late. It’s […]
Just delivered is this Compression Curl Koa Custom Baritone Ukulele. It’s All About The Woods Body: compression curl Hawaiian Koa. This is actually a mix of curls. A little bit of everything except quilt. I glued up the top and back in order to display the sap wood with live edge and not […]
Here’s the latest, a Redwood And Brazilian Custom Ukulele. This is a super tenor. It’s All About The Woods You know, some woods are just meant to be together! Sound Board: Fort Ross “Chapel” Redwood. The church burned sometime in the past and some parts of the structure were salvaged. Most coveted is a […]
I love a Curly Walnut Custom Ukulele. This is a super tenor size. It’s All About The Woods Body: curly Claro Walnut. I’ve built quite a number of instruments using claro walnut and this is just another example of the variety and beauty of this reclaimed wood. It is of moderate density and warm in […]
Here’s a peek at a new Bearclaw Baritone Custom Ukulele. It’s a Pacific Northwest thing. It’s All Aout the Woods Sound Board: Alaskan Sitka Spruce. This is master grade bearclaw figure. This build was actually asked for after I had started it as a spec instrument. The client wanted the double sound hole design. Check! […]
