This Tigrillo Koa Super Tenor Ukulele was a fun build. I originally purchased this Peruvian Tigrillo from Luthiers Mercantile about 8-10 years ago. I had never heard of this wood before and was intrigued so figured “what the heck”. Needless to say, it collected dust in the shop for at least 3 years before I decided […]
The Blue Honu Koa Concert Ukulele was completed a few months ago and found it’s way to Arizona. Here’s an example of blue paua abalone purfling with blue fiber purfling accents–lot’s of blue. Fortunately, I had a small blue Honu to add to the tongue of the finger board to compliment. The Koa wood is […]
Here’s a combination of woods that I haven’t used previously: Redwood and Koa. This Redwood Koa Tenor Ukulele didn’t start out this way. It was supposed to be all Koa, but things happen. I had been eyeing this curly redwood top for sometime and decided that now was the time. Curly redwood is notoriously brittle […]
Here’s an old/new shape that will be a standard in my production schedule. This is a a Super Tenor Ukulele based on the Washburn “J” shape of guitars. I made one of these about 3 years ago, sold it immediately and just didn’t get motivated to produce any more at the time because of a […]
I’m calling this one the Moon and Petroglyph Tenor Ukulele. The Koa is very similar to the instrument posted October of 2017 with mild curl and a bold sapwood center strip. I took the opportunity on this instrument to add my laser cut petroglyph detail to the back. The blue pau abalone Hawaiian Moon inlay on […]
Here’s an instrument delivered to Hale Ukulele a couple of weeks ago. I’m calling it the Blue Plumeria Koa Concert Ukulele. This particular set of Koa wood comes from the same billet according to my supplier. Every side of the instrument is a little different but I will take them at their word. There’s lots […]
Ok Dan! This is Walt’s Spalted Koa Tamarind Tenor Ukulele. As usual, or as unusual, I try to bring something different in wood to the build each and every time. This unusual set of Koa Wood came from Hearne Hardwoods and is another one-of-a-kind. It has an unusual spalt accented by bug holes which gives “eyes” […]
Here’s a new tenor ukulele with some new fun Koa. Ric wanted blue, blue and more blue on this instrument, so I’m calling it the Blue Makau Tenor Ukulele. I think you get the picture. Not only did I put blue paua abalone purfling on the top of the instrument but also on the sides. […]
This ukulele was delivered a couple of weeks ago and we’re calling it the El Diablo Tenor Ukulele. It is a Hula Hips jumbo tenor size. The Hula Hips model adds a few cubic inches of volume with a wider outline overall and, on this instrument, I also increased the depth of the lower bout […]
Here’s a tenor koa ukulele delivered to Hale Ukulele last week. This instrument, a Hawaiian Moon Koa Tenor Ukulele, is made from Koa wood from the Big Island of Hawaii and is another example of how beautiful this wood is. This piece of wood exhibits heavy figure type curl and is light in color with a […]
