It’s always a great event in Hawaii when the first Humpback Whale arrives. My celebration of that event is the Hawaiian Springtime Tenor Ukulele. The Woods The client picked all the woods and the inlay for this instrument and even contacted Kamuela Hardwoods in Hawaii for the Milo. This is a standard tenor. Back and […]
It’s still the year of the Baritone here. This is My First 21″ Baritone Ukulele. The Woods Body: Does it get any better? This is the sister set of curly, Hawaiian Koa shown on the Curly Koa Curly Maple Tenor Ukulele Binding: curly, Hawaiian Mango with maple/black purfling accents. Neck: Honduran Mahogany. Accent woods: […]
Here is a great combination of tonewoods for small instruments. This is the Claro and Cedar Baritone Ukulele. The Woods Body: Western Claro Walnut. Good color, good figure and medium low density. Sound Board: Western Red Cedar. Tonally, I think cedar is warmer than redwood. Neck: Western Black Walnut with Eastern Cherry lamination. I laminated […]
First, my apologies for these photos–I tried and Google isn’t helping! They just don’t do this instrument justice. And, I haven’t been out-of-action only overwhelmed with builds starting the first of the year. Now, I am finally starting to get them finished so be prepared. This is the Marble Curl Koa Ukulele with a super […]
The latest instrument to receive strings is this Curly Koa Curly Maple Tenor Ukulele–a Canadian request. The Woods Body: Classic color Curly Koa all around. Neck: Honduran Mahogany with carbon truss rod and curly maple laminate. This neck is 1 1/2″ and shaped somewhat classical style. The finish is sanded. Finger Board and Bridge: […]
I just got strings on this new puppy. This is the Krazy Koa Kimo Tenor Ukulele. The Woods Body: Hawaiian curly Koa. I’d like to think that I build with some of the most unusual looking woods in the industry. I believe that this set of koa wood fits that profile and was probably overlooked […]
Got curly Koa? You betcha! This is the Koa Curls and Bearclaw Tenor Ukulele. The Woods Body: Blond and curly Hawaiian Koa. This wood is “rift sawn”, cut not totally perpendicular to the grain. This gives the curl more of a “crinkle” appearance–my fave. Sound Board: Alaskan bearclaw Sitka Spruce. I chose a wide growth […]
Here’s a project started early on in 2021 and finally finished. This is the Little Brown Gal Concert Ukulele. The Woods Body: Hawaiian Curly Koa with minor spalting. Neck: Croatian Mappa Burl with internal carbon truss rod. Finger Board and Bridge: Macassar Ebony. Accent Woods: Curly Hawaiian Mango. Binding: India Rosewood with maple/black fiber accents. […]
Here’s a new custom request. This is the Compression Koa Curly Mango Super Tenor Ukulele. The Woods Body: Compression curl Koa. Binding: Curly Hawaiian Mango with white/black fiber purfling accents. Rosette: Curly Mango “crescent moon” by request. Neck: Honduran Mahogany with curly mango laminate and carbon fiber truss rod. Accent Woods: curly Mango. The Rest […]
This is the first instrument to come out of the shop this year. I’m calling it the Chocolate Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele. 2022 will see more builds with very special woods like this. The Woods Body: It’s pretty obvious this is very curly Koa. Originally meant for a concert, I was able to squeak out […]
