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…

Ho’o 2015

Yup!  It's that time of the year again--the Olukai Ho'olaule'a on Maui May 1-3.   The showcase of this gathering is a downwind SUP and OC1 paddle/race from Maliko Gulch to Kanaha beach.  This is a great social gathering displaying many…

More Mango 2015

Here's a few pic's of a new Hawaiian Tenor Ukulele made from Hawaiian Spalted Mango.  This instrument is made from the same wood as the last Mango ukulele, but each instrument can appear dramatically different due to the rapidly changing patterns…

Jonah Price Ukulele Review

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Koa and Mango

Here's a Hawaiian Ukulele with a Koa/Mango combination.  I've used some of my spalted mango for the back strip and sound hole rosette.  I was going to use mango binding but opted for a curly off-color maple which matched well.  The neck…

Oregon Wood 2015

Aloha Ya'll, Just thought you might like  to see a couple of pictures of a wood mill that I stopped at in my search for some new bearclaw Sitka tops.  Sound Board Inc. cuts for some of the biggest American guitar makers as well as for…