Black Koa Tenor Ukulele

Black Koa Tenor Ukulele

I'll call this one Jack's Black.  This Black Koa Tenor Ukulele with with dramatic sap wood highlights also sports a wide neck per Jack's request. The Koa is more from my stash of reclaimed salvage from the Big Island of Hawaii.  I'm a…
Dark Curly Koa

Dark Curly Koa

Fae picked out this beautiful set of Dark Curly Koa for her new custom ukulele.  Her request was for a darker voiced tenor, smooth and silky--maybe "nahenahe" in Hawaiian.   So here it is:  dark, chocolate, compression curl Koa.  All the…
Dark Koa with Plumeria Flower Inlay

Dark Koa with Plumeria Flower Inlay

Here's a new tenor ukulele made from salvaged Dark Koa with Plumeria Flower Inlay. With this salvaged wood source I sometimes don't get the absolute best quality Koa Wood and this is a perfect example:  the curl is not consistent across…
alternative luthier tonewoods

Alternative Luthier Tonewoods, Just Because I can

I just put strings on this custom tenor ukulele last week.  This build was a bit of a materials experiment using a variety of Alternative Luthier Tonewoods.  This was not a custom order but I build these as shop instruments occasionally,…
Silky, Curly Maple and Curly Koa Concert Ukulele

Silky, Curly Maple and Curly Koa Concert Ukulele

I'm so excited! My website is re-written and seems to be working smoothly and this is the first post on the new site.  Life just doesn't get much better. Today, I am showing a Silky, Curly Maple and Curly Koa Concert Ukulele.   Ninety percent…

OluKai Ho’olaule’a Ukulele Aloha Award

Ok kids, git yer dancin' shews on!  It's almost time for the 8th annual OluKai Ho'olaule'a on the beautiful island of Maui.  This years event will be held on the last weekend of April at Kanaha County Park.  Food and fun events are planned…
curly, quilty koa tenor ukulele

Curly, Quilty Koa Tenor Ukulele

Here's a new Curly, Quilty Koa Tenor Ukulele.  The body is old growth, salvage Koa from the Big Island and the accent Koa is from Kauai.  I think this is proof that you don't need the perfect, high curl Koa to make a distinctive looking…
Plumeria Flower Inlay

Blond Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele

Here's a new tenor ukulele I just delivered to Hale Ukulele in San Diego.  This is some of my new stash of reclaimed Koa from the Big Island.  I'm partial to all the looks that Koa provides but I think I like Blond Curly Koa the best. I've…

Pineapple Concert Ukulele

This Pineapple Concert Ukulele is a classic re-design of the standard shape.  Mike has his tenor and he has his Koa but really wanted something different. Sooooo,  after some deliberation he decided on this set of Oregon Tiger Stripe Myrtle…

Zebra Wood Tenor Ukulele

I've had this stripey, spalted Zebra Wood Tenor Ukulele set sitting in the wood stacks for a long time.  I was re-organizing  my wood stocks and decided that it was time to put it to good use.   I also am a sucker for spalted wood of any…