Christmas Koa

Christmas Koa

Yup, it's almost that time of the year again, so I'm calling this custom tenor ukulele Christmas Koa. The Christmas Koa custom tenor ukulele is constructed from some pretty nice curly koa with a really rich red-brown color (my photography…
custom chocolate heart mango tenor ukulele

Custom Chocolate Heart Mango Tenor Ukulele

Hey Ya'll!  Here's another Custom Chocolate Heart Mango Tenor Ukulele. This instrument was custom for Sheila who liked the last one that I built for Hale Ukulele San Diego so much that she had to have one of her own.  We made a few changes…
Black Walnut Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele

Black Walnut Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele

This is Fae's new Black Walnut Koa Custom Tenor Ukulele.  Fae asked for something a little different and I suggested this combination of woods.  I have used this combination of woods before and  found the end result to be very pleasing in…
dark koa tenor ukulele

Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele

This week's addition is a Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele which was just completed and delivered Thrusday to Hale Ukulele in San Diego.   This is the second and next to last set of this particular look in Koa that I have in stock.  My wife has nicknamed…
Tiare TEnor Ukulele

Tiare Tenor Ukulele

This is Naomi's Tiare Tenor Ukulele.  I think we should just call it "My Tiare".  After some deliberation here at the shop,  Naomi picked this wonderful set of Koa Wood for her project. This Koa Wood  is  another set of salvage wood…
Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele

Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele

Dr. Richard wanted a new Dark Koa Tenor Ukulele.  He personally picked this set of  Koa for the project because of its dark colors and very white sap wood contrasts.  This is another of my sets of salvaged Koa wood from the big island…
cowboy koa tenor ukulele

Cowboy Koa Tenor Ukulele

This is Jack's Cowboy Koa Tenor Ukulele.  He specificialy picked out this set koa for it's color and wild, irregular curl.  This is another example of salvaged koa from the Big Island of Hawaii.  This wood has been used and abused but…
Mini-Me Mango

Mini-Me Mango

As promised last week, here is a look at the Mini-Me Mango.  Actually not that small--a concert--but built with some of the same beautiful chocolate heart mango that I used on the tenor.  This one shows some beautiful rich color and really…
Chocolate Heart Mango

Chocolate Heart Mango

At last some new Mango.  My source on the Hawaiian island of Maui this year was a dud, but a customer of mine (thanks Dan) sourced out some great 26 year old Chocolate Heart Mango billets from the Big Island and stored at a cabinet shop in…
Curly Koa

Steve’s Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele

Steve's got curl.  No, not his hair,  but  his new Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele.  Steve picked out this spectacular set of koa from my stash of salvage wood from the big island of Hawaii.  The final product was slightly more than I anticipated. As with…