Hulu Hulu Tenor Ukulele

A renewed interest in my Hula Hips Ukulele.  Now the Hawaiian Ukulele pattern that I developed about 15 years ago is attracting attention.  Mark ordered this lovely instrument with specific requests: Curly Claro Walnut Northwest Red…

Bob’s Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele

Yikes!  Never too much curly Koa!  Here is a completed Hawaiian tenor ukulele with the Kauai compression curl Koa that I showed a few posts back. This heavy curl turned out to be a very difficult build but also very rewarding in many ways.…

As sweet as Mango

Believe it or not, this Mango I used in this ukulele is cut from the same board as the last two mango ukes posted.  You can see how the spalting changes dramatically in just one piece of wood.  I still like Mango for Hawaiian ukes.  It…

Purely Platinum

I'd like to think that that term describes the curly, blond Myrtle wood top on this new Hawaiian tenor ukulele and not a gentleman's club.  Oh well, I'm doing it anyway.  This is another of my mixed wood creations:  curly black walnut back…

As Good as Gold

This is still one of my favorite wood combinations for the Hawaiian Ukulele:  curly Hawaiian Koa and curly Black Walnut.  The wood densities are a close match for sound and the color contrast makes for an appealing…

Killer Koa and Bear Claw Sitka

Here's a new instrument with very specific requests.  The Koa is absolutely killer.   The shape is my Hula Hips Tenor with a lower bout at approximately 10.5 inches.   Stephen selected this cool bear claw top wood of Alaskan Sitka Spruce.…

La, La Limba

I can't seem to keep these instruments in stock.  Don't know if it is the warm sound or the appearance.  Nevertheless, here is another all Limba Hawaiian Ukulele.  I've use  a herringbone purfling and zipper back strip to accent this dark…

Hold That Tiger!

Ok, since I'm on a Myrtlewood kick, here is the finished product using the Oregon Tiger Stripe Myrtle that I posted this February.  This Hawaiian tenor ukulele has a body of rare tiger stripe myrtlewood, the top is bearclaw Sitka Spruce (lots…

Curly, Burly, Quilty, Naughty Myrtle

No rules in ukulele!  Just keep it fun!  Here's a Hawaiian ukulele  that made me smile a lot while working on it.   George really got into some new, freaking gorgeous Oregon Myrtlewood that I received and couldn't resist.    It's…

Koa Sitka

Sometimes I wind up with incomplete front/back/side sets and then the mix and match situation occurs.  Here I have a back and side Koa set that needed a top.  Alternative Koa tops are a possibility but usually I place an alternative top on…