I think Tasmania might be a fun place to visit. Don’t think I’m going this year so I’ve made another standard tenor ukulele “Moon Over Tasmania Tenor Ukulele“. Maybe I should have made that “move over. . . “? It’s All About the Wood Body: Tasmanian Blackwood. I acquired these sets from Gilmer Woods over […]
Done and gone. This is the Moon On Munn Tenor Ukulele. Munn is pronounced “mun”. Close though! This is a standard tenor. It’s All About The Wood Body: Asian Munn Ebony. I have built with this wood before with some really old stock from Tropical Hardwoods here in Carlsbad. That might have been about 12 […]
Here’s another of my favorite wood combinations. Just having some fun here. This is a Koa and Walnut Tenor Ukulele. A standard shape. It’s All About The Wood Body: curly Bastogne Walnut. Bastogne is a hybrid walnut. Unfortunately this hybrid did not reproduce so the future looks dim as these trees become scarce. The wood […]
I really have a problem when it comes to crinkle curl Koa–for me, it’s the greatest! Here’s the latest with some of the best yet. This is the Crinkle Curl Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele. This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Wood Body: billet matched crinkle curl Koa. I like it all, […]
Here ya’ go gang-a-roony–Never enough Koa! This is the latest custom uke which I’ve named the Koa And Koa Tenor Ukulele. This is a standard size. It’s All About The Wood Body: all Koa exhibiting a variety of curl, color and figure. The client likes to pick out and purchase his own wood from Volcano […]
Finally wrapped up this project. This is The Tree Tenor Ukulele. This is a super tenor shape. It’s All About The Wood Body: The Tree Honduran Mahogany. The sides of this instrument are “dual density”–a combination of The Tree and straight grain Honduran mahogany. This is a construction technique used on some of […]
This is a new Double Puka Koa Ukulele. This is a standard shape and there is no side port. The double puka, in my opinion, screams Hawaiian. It’s All About The Wood Body: Figured Koa. This set was provided by the client. I wish that my pictures really showcased this beautiful set better since it […]
I’ve named this one the Honduran Rosewood Baritone Ukulele because it’s got Honduran Rosewood everywhere. This is another of my builds focusing on a specific wood. This is a Big Baritone shape. A Honduran Rosewood Tenor Guitar? It’s All About The Wood Body: Honduran Rosewood. It took me a while to pick this particular set […]
Here’s the Newest Custom Tenor Ukulele with “D” sound hole. This is a standard tenor shape with venetian cut-a-way. It’s All About The Wood Body: Tasmanian Blackwood. This sure looks a lot like Koa, doesn’t it!. I acquired this wood around 20 years ago and at that time it had been sitting at Gilmer Woods […]
Here’s a new Custom Koa Baritone Ukulele. It’s All About The Wood Body: Curly Koa. This is a big baritone shape. I still have my original smaller body baritone mold (just in case) but doubt I’ll ever build one that size again. Sound Board: Old growth Sitka Spruce. Braced with Sitka Spruce. Neck: Honduran Mahogany […]
