Done and Done! Here’s a new customTenor Ukulele made from African Limba. Tonally this wood is much like Mahogany although much more attractive. Rarely will two pieces of wood look the same and colorwise the wood can be blond to almost totally black. This build shows a little bit of both looks. Check out past posts: ” […]
Another Spalted, Curly Mango, Tenor Ukulele. Still working off the same piece of wood as the others, so if you check back for other Mango instruments you will see how much each cut seems to vary. I used a Black Walnut/Mango/Curly Maple neck on this one. The Accent wood is Black Walnut Burl so I […]
Here’s a couple of the new Koa sets I just received. This wood is from a salvage project on the Big Island and has been air dried for many years. I have matching tops, backs and sides for each. Pretty nice! Just waiting for a new ukulele project.
Here are three new tenor ukulele that are getting close to completion. BLACK LIMBA, KOA/BLACK WALNUT and CURLY, SPALTED MANGO.
I‘ve got a Koa thang goin’ on. Here’s a new Koa Tenor Ukulele with some nice looking wood. I think this is the last of the same billet as shown on the “cut, color and curl” blog. Good thing because I get bored easily. Fortunately Koa comes in many and varied looks to keep my interest. […]
Here’s a new Koa Tenor Ukulele with wood that I snagged from a local vendor. He’s been stashing this wood for some time and it’s really old and really curly. As usual, I kept my build on the simple side with the focus is on this beautiful wood: Maidou burl accents, curly maple binding and neck lamination, […]
Old Growth Curly Redwood Partridge Wood Finger Board and Bridge Super Curly Maple Back and Sides Black Walnut Burl Accents/Koa Binding Curly Maple Neck
Alternative sound boards of Koa or Oregon Myrtle with a Black Walnut body are still one of my favorite wood combinations for custom tenor ukuleles. Here I have used curly Oregon Myrtle for the sound board and curly Black Walnut for the back and sides. The accent woods are Queensland Eucalyptus Burl and India Rosewood. I used India Rosewood […]
This custom tenor ukulele was ordered by my Myrtle Wood supplier. Vince has got some great sets and you should check his site at: www.pacificcoastwoods.net. We’re calling this Black Tiger Stripe Myrtle. As I have said before, there is very little of this particular look available and so I am calling it rare. As […]
OK! Long Beach Mike ordered a new Hula Hips Tenor Ukulele. He made specific requests regarding the wood to be used (he likes the dark look) and we negotiated the dimensions of the instrument–notably the neck width and depth and string offset at the nut. Oh, I forgot, this is a five string. Since we were going […]
