Here's a new custom request. This is the Compression Koa Curly Mango Super Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Compression curl Koa.
Binding: Curly Hawaiian Mango with white/black fiber purfling accents.
Rosette: Curly…
This is the first instrument to come out of the shop this year. I'm calling it the Chocolate Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele. 2022 will see more builds with very special woods like this.
The Woods
Body: It's pretty obvious this is very curly…
I'm trying to keep at least one all Koa instrument in the build schedule now at all times. This is another "builders choice" that just got snatched up for a Christmas gift. This is the Curly Curly Koa Super Tenor Ukulele. I think I could…
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Another week and another uke. This is the Claro Walnut and Cedar Tenor Ukulele.
The Story
Well, this build was a request by a talented young violinist in the area. He definitely had a vision in mind for the ukulele since…
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You might suspect a theme here. This is the second tenor ukulele for my paddling brahs up in the Bay Area. This is the Hoe Wa'a Koa Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Curly Koa custom picked by client. After looking at at least a dozen…
This is the Sweet Mango Tenor Ukulele.
It's all about the wood
Body: Figured, colored, spalted, everything Hawaiian Mango.
Neck: Figured African Limba with Mango lamination. Carbon fiber truss rod, of course.
Accent Woods: …
I think I'm developing a decent eye for Koa although some new clients may be reluctant to take my advice. Here's a new instrument made from a set that I'm sure I've suggested to prosepective clients at least half a dozen times with no takers. …
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This is the Sinker Redwood and The Tree Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Soundboard: This is the second of my " TheTree" experiments. On the first I used Swiss Moon Spruce as the sound board. For this one, I selected a Sinker Redwood for…
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This is The Pohaku Tenor Ukulele.
It's all about the wood
The body and sound board: all curly Koa.
The Binding: all curly Koa with sea foam green and black fiber purfling.
The Accent Woods and Rosette: all curly Koa.
The…
This is the "little sister" to the Classy Long Neck Concert Ukulele I posted last month. This is the Bloodwood and Ancient Spruce Concert Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Central American Bloodwood. Now here's a new one for me used as a…
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Compression Koa Curly Mango Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build
Chocolate Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Curly Curly Koa Super Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Claro Walnut and Cedar Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Hoe Wa’a Koa Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Sweet Mango Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Curly Koa Standard Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Sinker Redwood and The Tree Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
The Pohaku Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Bloodwood and Ancient Spruce Concert Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold