World traveler Donna saw the plumeria flowers on Zoey’s ukulele and had to have them on her’s as well. This is The Donna Tenor Ukulele. This set of Koa was personally picked by Donna for a standard tenor ukulele. This Koa may not be as curly as some, but it exhibits lots of chocolate colors […]
Last year I got my hands on some unusual woods: Swiss Moon Spruce and some Blonde Pomelle Bubinga. This is the Swiss Moon Spruce and Pomelle Bubinga Baritone Ukulele for Joseph. Here’s the link for the story on the Swiss Moon Spruce. Very interesting for sure and definitely worth a watch. In my opinion the […]
Happy New Year y’all! Here’s another ukulele from 2018 year end–a Tri-color Koa Baritone Ukulele. A few posts back I showed a super tenor made from wood cut from the same billet. That one didn’t last long at Hale Ukulele and this one didn’t either–a week maybe. The grain pattern is a bit different so […]
Thanks for everything and Mele Kalikimaka y’all! Hank
Someone will have a fun Christmas with The Zoey Custom Tenor Ukulele. This custom ukulele is a gift for Zoey from Santa. Santa visited the shop earlier this year and picked this set of Koa wood specifically for this gift. The addition of mother-of-pearl and paua abalone plumeria flowers was also by request and are […]
Another of my recent deliveries to Hale Ukulele in San Diego is this Christmas Koa Tenor Pineapple Ukulele. This Koa tenor pineapple ukulele exhibits what I call “tiger curl” . This type of curl occurs when the wood is cut off perpendicular to the flat surface. A bit more off the perpendicular and the curl […]
Hmmmm! Let me think about this. What do I build for myself? With all the beautiful Koa sets that I have you might think that Koa would be my first choice of wood. This time the Koa loses out to an Ancient Spruce and Ambrosia Maple Super Tenor Ukulele. There’s a story behind most of the […]
This is is a first: A Kimo for Kimo Super Tenor Ukulele. No, I didn’t build it for myself. This one is going to Kimo in Hawaii. Kimo ordered a pretty standard build in a new super tenor shape. He did favor this nice set of compression curl Koa for back and sides, and for […]
I may have turned the corner on concert ukulele design. After reluctantly making a few long neck concerts (tenor 17″ scale), I have decided to make them all with this scale length. Whether they are tuned high or low “G” they are bright and punchy. Here’s a Long Neck Koa Concert Ukulele delivered to Hale […]
I’m going to make my November deliveries to Hale Ukulele tomorrow and here is the first of a half dozen instruments for the holidays. I’m calling this one the Tri-color Koa Super Tenor Ukulele. I love, love, love the look of this Koa. It’s an eye catcher whether you’re at home or on the stage. […]
