It’s been awhile since I have built one of my all Myrtle wood ukuleles. This particular instrument, delivered to Hale Ukulele last week, I am naming the Blond and Chocolate Myrtle Super Tenor Ukulele. This is a great departure from some of the all Koa instruments that I have been asked for of late. Curly […]
Friday is delivery day to Hale Ukulele. Here’s a new Pineapple and Paua Tenor Ukulele for the shop. Got some pretty Koa here. As with almost all the pineapple ukuleles I use green and black fiber for accent color. This particular instrument also has Blue Paua Abalone for the sound hole rosette and purfling. In […]
Here is a new super tenor ukulele delivered to Hale Ukulele the week before last. This year I am planning on building more instruments with traditional tonewood tops. So here is the Earthtone Cedar and Koa Super Tenor Ukulele — the second instrument I have built so far, using this interesting wood. This cedar is salvage […]
Without being overly extravagant, this Hula Hips Tenor Ukulele is now a one-of-a-kind. This is The Love Machine Hula Hips Tenor Ukulele. While being a bit wider and deeper than the standard tenor shape it is not out of proportion for a grand tenor. There is a side, sound port in the shape of a […]
I just love the look of this Koa–compression curl, wavy grain, multiple colors, and almost pure white sap wood. The downside is that the strong compression curl makes it really difficult to work! This is The Strength of Synergy Super Tenor Ukulele for Brandon. His LOGO, of course, on the head stock in lime green […]
Here is The Cindy Tenor Ukulele. This is a standard tenor ukulele built from the “Tri-Color” koa billet of wood I obtained last year. Even though this is the third instrument I have made from the same piece of koa, each one one has exhibited its own unique appearance with multiple curl and color variations. […]
This is the Bubinga and Bear Long Neck Concert Ukulele. Unless a standard concert scale is requested, all of my concert sized instruments this year will have a 17″ tenor scale as well as 15 frets to the body. The 17″ scale is not out of proportion with the body and provides better string tension, […]
This is Walt’s Pale Moon Tenor Pineapple Ukulele. Walt selected pale Pomelle Bubinga for the back and sides and Swiss Moon Spruce for the sound board. The finger board and bridge are Mexican Ziricote. I love the look of this wood, especially these pieces. Alas, I am quite sensitive to the dust so this […]
This Pineapple Koa Tenor Ukulele at Hale Ukulele was delivered last year about the same time as the Christmas Koa Pineapple Ukulele. Even though this one got snatched up while I was making another delivery to Hale Ukulele, it still deserves a bit of air time. All Koa, Blue Abalone Purfling, India Rosewood binding, Amazon […]
My myrtle wood supplier in southern Oregon sent me some of his personal stash of curly myrtle and sinker redwood for his build. Here is a Sinker Redwood and Myrtle Tenor Ukulele. Sinker Redwood–you know, that stuff that’s been laying at the bottom of the river for who know’s how long–comes in a variety of […]
