Entries by Kimo Ukulele

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 […]

Spalted Mango Custom Tenor Ukulele

Weeding through my stash of forgotten woods I came across this colorful set of spalted mango.  This is the result:  a Spalted Mango Custom Tenor Ukulele.  This is a standard shape.     It’s All About The Woods Body: Spalted Mango.  When I did my first spalted mango ukulele many years ago I wasn’t sure […]