Entries by Kimo Ukulele

Claro Walnut And Dark Forest Tenor Ukulele

This is a Claro Walnut And Dark Forest Tenor Ukulele. It’s All About The Woods Body:   figured Claro Walnut.  I purchased this particular set of claro walnut because of it’s unusual figure–neither full quilt nor full curl. “Curlt” figure maybe?  Anyway, a fun look with walnut flavor. Sound Board:  another classic wood is this Dark […]

Figured Bubinga And Sinker Redwood Custom Tenor Ukulele

Too much fun with this Figured Bubinga And Sinker Redwood Custom Tenor Ukulele. It’s All About The Woods Body:  Seriously, one of my favorite woods to date is this highly figured, blond Bubinga.  There are tons of names for the figure but I like “paisley” the best.  Don’t expect to see much of this around […]

Munn And Dark Forest Cypress Tenor Ukulele

This is a fun and an eclectic build–a Munn And Dark Forest Cypress Tenor Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape.  Ya ain’t gonna find one of these at your local shop! It’s All About The Woods Body:  Figured Munn Ebony.  This particular species of ebony from Asia can be highly figured.  It’s really, really […]

Narra And Primavera Custom Tenor Ukulele

This is a Narra And Primavera Custom Tenor Ukulele–a standard tenor.  The new owner said:  “I played for hours last night. . .I fell in love right away!”.  That’s music to my ears for sure. It’s All About The Golden Woods Body:  Asian Narra.  I’ve had this wood for possibly 20 years and I don’t […]

New Big Baritone Custom Ukulele

This is the latest New Big Baritone Custom Ukulele.  It started out as a shop custom with the possibility of a bearclaw spruce sound board but was selected early with some requests for major changes. Let’s have some ukulele fun!     It’s All About The Woods Body:  Premium curly Hawaiian Koa.  I’m a sucker […]

Redwood Bubinga Custom Tenor Ukulele

In the air to a new owner is the Redwood Bubinga Custom Tenor Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Woods Body:  plum pudding figured African Bubinga.  Pictures don’t do this wood justice.  I’ve always had difficulties photographing “reds” and this build is no exception.  Hopefully WordPress doesn’t reprocess them to […]

Pomelle Sapele Custom Ukulele

Here’s another Pomelle Sapele Custom Ukulele.  I just can’t get enough of this beautiful wood! It’s All About The Wood Sound Board:  Western red cedar.  I haven’t used this great tonewood for some time.  I thought that it would be a great match for the sapele in color and tonality. Body:  Pomelle Sapele.  I like […]

Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele

Just got the strings on this Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Woods Body:  all stacked, curly Koa.  Koa wood has an infinite variety of color and figure.  Although I favor the more bizarre figures, occasionally I like the highly prized, tightly stacked curl.  I do like […]

Dark Forest Cypress Tenor Ukulele

This is the first of my Dark Forest ukulele builds.  I’m calling it a Dark Forest Cypress Tenor Ukulele.  This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Woods Body:  Dark, Asian Munn Ebony.  I’m liking the variety of this ebony a lot.  It can be really dark like this set, but it can […]

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Quilt And Curl Maple Tenor Ukulele

Another PNW special now available.  This is the Quilt And Curl Maple Tenor Ukulele. It’s All About The Woods Body:  Quilt Big Leaf Maple.  This is a classic maple look and I rarely get tired of the variations.  Also, this is NOT stained–an example of how maple colors can vary. Sound Board:  straight grained Port […]