This is The Pohaku Tenor Ukulele. It’s all about the wood The body and sound board: all curly Koa. The Binding: all curly Koa with sea foam green and black fiber purfling. The Accent Woods and Rosette: all curly Koa. The Neck: OK–Honduran Mahogany. Fret Board and Bridge: African Ebony species. The rest of the build […]
This is the “little sister” to the Classy Long Neck Concert Ukulele I posted last month. This is the Bloodwood and Ancient Spruce Concert Ukulele. The Woods Body: Central American Bloodwood. Now here’s a new one for me used as a body wood. I like it for fingerboards, kinda like it for binding, but not […]
Had to do it! The latest out of the shop is The Jungle Beast Tenor Ukulele. This is the kind of instrument I build for myself. It’s all about the wood baby! The Woods Body: Fresh, or maybe not so fresh, out of the jungles of Honduras is this eclectic set of “Jaguar Scratch” Mahogany. […]
This is my latest “Builder’s Choice” instrument. I’m calling it the Blond and Blue Tenor Ukulele. This is a standard tenor shape. The Woods Back and Sides: Central American Primavera. This is a new wood for me. I’ve been intrigued since I first saw it about 15 years ago. This is the first time, […]
The Kimo Koa Tenor Pineapple Ukulele is the latest custom request to be finished. The Woods Body: Hawaiian Curly Koa. This is a matching set of koa from the same billet. Since it is well quartered, I am able to flip the book-match on the front and back to make sure all the cool grain and […]
When you’ve got world class Claro Walnut and Swiss Moon Spruce you just can’t go wrong. This is the Claro and Swiss Super Tenor Ukulele. The Woods The back and sides are a new look in Claro Walnut. I’ve already gone thru the original billet and I now have three similar sets in this new […]
Guess it’s black and white month? Here’s a new Black and White Ebony Baritone Ukulele. The Woods Back and Sides: Asian Black and White Ebony species Sound Board: American Figured Port Orford Cedar. The color of the cedar matches the “white” color of the ebony. The warm tones of this particular wood are a good […]
My Kahiko Double Puka Ukulele is #1 in my builders choice collection of ukulele. The Back Story All luthiers have their secret stash of wood saved for that special build. Me too. When I get the opportunity I pull out some of the wood that I’ve been hoarding for years and maybe make something for […]
The Tree and Swiss Tenor Ukulele is the latest to get strings. The Woods Back and Sides: The back story on “The Tree” wood is that this Central American Mahogany came into the States in the 80’s. The log was cut with half going to the East and half to the West. It has been […]
I wasn’t quite sure how to name this one so I am using the highlights as the title. This is the Ancient Black and White Ebony Ukulele. The Highlights The Soundboard is another piece of the Alaskan Ancient Spruce. About 3000 years old or so and probably one of the most distressed in appearance that […]
