Third in my series of stained wood builds is the Blue Thing Tenor Ukulele. The Body: First purple, then red and now blue (actually black and blue like the bruise). This is some very light weight, curly, western Maple for back and sides. I added the same for the head plate and sound hole […]
Hey gang! Two posts this week. I just couldn’t wait to show off this new ukulele since it is leaving the shop today. This is a Super Curly Super Quilty Super Tenor. My client likes concert sized ukuleles but after playing the “house” super tenor uke she decided that she one in her collection. The […]
Just put strings on this Myrtle and Bear Cutaway Ukulele Tuesday. They are not set yet but this is sounding like a promising instrument. This is a Super Tenor shape with a florentine-style cutaway. The sides and back are curly, burly Oregon Myrtle. Myrtle Wood, what can I say, has an infinite number of intriguing […]
I’d like a Curly Mango Baritone Please. That was the request and fortunately I have lots of curly sets on stock at the present. This particular set of Curly Mango has a little bit of everything–good chocolate colors, some spalt and lots of interesting curl. You just can’t have enough curl–ya know! This is a […]
Little cousin to the Frankenuke and sis to the Son of Frankenuke is this tenor sized Pineapple Frankenuke. Just got the strings on yesterday and it’s pretty sweet especially considering the eclectic combination of woods in the instrument. This might blow away all the theories about the “right” wood to use for a sound board, […]
It is mango season–it’s always mango season! Here’s the latest instrument to clear the shop. This is the Sweet Mango Tenor Ukulele. I keep thinking that the reconstituted stone rosette is apricot in color but I think it’s actually mango. They are pretty close in color anyway. It’s just not screaming orange. For some reason […]
Currently for sale with hard case for $1575. Tired of the same old Koa thing? Here’s a new build that I’m pretty excited about. This is a Quilt Maple Super Tenor Ukulele. No stain, just natural–it’s all about the wood! Maple has long been used as the back and side material of choice in jazz […]
No, not again!!! I had to make another Frankenuke. I’m calling this one the Son of Frankenuke Tenor Ukulele, it being the offspring of the Frankenuke Super Tenor Ukulele. Some time ago a luthier-to-the-stars made some guitars with split sound boards of spruce and cedar. I thought this was very cool since the seam was […]
I totally forgot that I delivered the Blue Bear Super Tenor Ukulele to Hale Ukulele this February. BTW: Shout out for Hale Ukulele’s grand re-opening the week of July 4th–Yippee! Ric is the only game in town south of Huntington Beach and stocks most all of your uke needs. This year I am determined to […]
Walt always comes up with some combination of woods that I’ve never used. Here’s his Pier Piling Super Tenor Ukulele. The Sound Board According to Walt, the sound board for this instrument used to be pier pilings for a navy fuel dock in San Diego bay. The pier was constructed around 1920 so we’re […]
