blue soprano pineapple ukulele

Blue Soprano Pineapple Ukulele

I delivered this Blue Soprano Pineapple Ukulele baby to Hale Ukulele the week before last and I think it is still available.  Not a lot of bling but a lot of blue in the form of fiber accent to the India Rosewood binding. Of course,…
new mango tenor ukulele

New Mango Tenor Ukulele

Here's a New Mango Tenor Ukulele recently delivered to Hale Ukulele in San Diego. I've had my feelers out for more spalted mango for some time but have not had much success.   This particular Mango Wood has a more traditional look and…
firefly myrtle baritone ukulele

Firefly Myrtle Baritone Ukulele

Here's a new instrument which has been named the Firefly Myrtle Baritone Ukulele by it's owner.  This is a good example of tiger stripe myrtle wood from the south coast of Oregon.  I've made some instruments before out of this unusual and…
tigrillo koa super tenor ukulele

Tigrillo Koa Super Tenor Ukulele

This Tigrillo Koa Super Tenor Ukulele was a fun build.  I originally purchased this Peruvian Tigrillo from Luthiers Mercantile about 8-10 years ago.  I had never heard of this wood before and was intrigued so figured "what the heck".  Needless…
blue honu koa concert ukulele

Blue Honu Koa Concert Ukulele

The Blue Honu Koa Concert Ukulele was completed a few months ago and found it's way to Arizona.  Here's an example of blue paua abalone purfling with blue fiber purfling accents--lot's of blue.  Fortunately, I had a small blue Honu to add…
redwood koa tenor ukulele

Redwood Koa Tenor Ukulele

Here's a combination of woods that I haven't used previously:  Redwood and Koa.  This Redwood Koa Tenor Ukulele didn't start out this way.  It was supposed to be all Koa, but things happen.  I had been eyeing this curly redwood top for sometime…
super tenor ukulele

Super Tenor Ukulele

Here's an old/new shape that will be a standard in my production schedule.  This is a a Super Tenor Ukulele based on the Washburn "J" shape of guitars.  I made one of these about 3 years ago, sold it immediately and just didn't get motivated…
moon and petroglyph tenor ukulele

Moon and Petroglyph Tenor Ukulele

I'm calling this one the Moon and Petroglyph Tenor Ukulele.  The Koa is very similar to the instrument posted October of 2017 with mild curl and a bold sapwood center strip.  I took the opportunity on this instrument to add my laser cut petroglyph…
blue plumeria koa concert ukulele

Blue Plumeria Koa Concert Ukulele

Here's an instrument delivered to Hale Ukulele a couple of weeks ago.  I'm calling it the Blue Plumeria Koa Concert Ukulele. This particular set of Koa wood comes from the same billet according to my supplier.  Every side of the instrument…
Spalted Koa Tamarind Tenor Ukulele

Spalted Koa Tamarind Tenor Ukulele

Ok Dan!  This is  Walt's Spalted Koa Tamarind Tenor Ukulele.  As usual, or as unusual, I try to bring something different in wood  to the build each and every time.  This unusual set of Koa Wood came from Hearne Hardwoods and is another…