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 […]
I’m trying to keep at least one all Koa instrument in the build schedule now at all times. This is another “builders choice” that just got snatched up for a Christmas gift. This is the Curly Curly Koa Super Tenor Ukulele. I think I could have called this the Triple H Uke (for Hawaiian) as […]
Another week and another uke. This is the Claro Walnut and Cedar Tenor Ukulele. The Story Well, this build was a request by a talented young violinist in the area. He definitely had a vision in mind for the ukulele since it didn’t really take that long for him to make his wood selections. […]
You might suspect a theme here. This is the second tenor ukulele for my paddling brahs up in the Bay Area. This is the Hoe Wa’a Koa Tenor Ukulele. The Woods Body: Curly Koa custom picked by client. After looking at at least a dozen sets this is the one that “spoke to him”. Neck: […]
This is the Sweet Mango Tenor Ukulele. It’s all about the wood Body: Figured, colored, spalted, everything Hawaiian Mango. Neck: Figured African Limba with Mango lamination. Carbon fiber truss rod, of course. Accent Woods: Hawaiian Mango. Binding: India Rosewood with blue/black purfling. Fret Board and Bridge: chocolate brown Munn Ebony. The rest of the build […]
I think I’m developing a decent eye for Koa although some new clients may be reluctant to take my advice. Here’s a new instrument made from a set that I’m sure I’ve suggested to prosepective clients at least half a dozen times with no takers. This is the Curly Koa Standard Tenor Ukulele. The Woods […]
This is the Sinker Redwood and The Tree Tenor Ukulele. The Woods Soundboard: This is the second of my ” TheTree” experiments. On the first I used Swiss Moon Spruce as the sound board. For this one, I selected a Sinker Redwood for the top. It looks like I didn’t sand the top well but […]
