This is the next instrument completed. This is Kev’s Super Tenor Koa Ukulele. Kev is a local ukulele instructor with many years of experience and the author of multiple teaching books. His newly published website is Tiki Nation. It’s All About The Woods Body: all solid, curly Koa. Kev came to the shop and […]
It’s summer, it’s hot and I’m lazy! This Pomelle Sapele Concert Ukulele went out about 3 weeks ago. It’s All About The Wood Body: Pomelle Sapele. It really looks like this and it’s got a really sick figure. Sound Board: Fort Ross Chapel Redwood. Neck: Honduran Mahogany with carbon fiber truss rod. This is a […]
Another Big Baritone Custom Ukulele out the door last week. It’s All About The Woods Body: stunning African Pomelle Sapele. Does it get any better? This might be #6-7 with this wood so far and I haven’t been disappointed yet. Normally Sapele is pretty dense but with this figure I have found all the sets […]
Fresh from my dust filled work shop is this new Custom Koa Tenor Ukulele. This is a standard size. This instrument was not a custom order so I did it “my way”. It’s All About The Wood Body: Maybe I should say it’s all about the Koa. This is some pretty darn nice dark, […]
The latest build is this Sugi And Koa Big Baritone Ukulele. It’s All About The Wood Body: krinkle curl koa. Now I do like my stacked curl, but my favorite koa curl is the krinkle. It just seems to me to be more bang for your buck. Sound Board: Hawaiian grown, curly Japanese Sugi. This […]
Bu, bu Bubinga And Swiss Tenor Ukulele. A standard uke. It’s All About The Wood Body: figured, blond Bubinga. I’m not sure what to call the figure here–pomelle, plum pudding, paisley, snake skin? Whatever, it’s kinda cool and rarely seen. Normally, I don’t favor the denser woods for ukulele builds, but this particular wood is […]
This is My Kine Koa Tenor Ukulele. This is a super tenor size. It’s All About The Wood Body: curly Hawaiian Koa. This particular set has a bunch of fun looks with crinkle curl, compression curl and fun grain pattern. Sound Board: Engleman Spruce. I’m really getting into this wood. To my ear, it is […]
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 […]
