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New Tenor Ukulele New Wood - Custom Build-Sold
New Tenor Ukulele New Wood.
It's all about the wood!
Back and Sides: Pomelle Sapele with curly mango back strip. I've been trying to find this wood for a couple of years and recently lucked upon a new supplier back east. Me so lucky!!!!…
Sinker Redwood and The Tree Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
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…
Bloodwood and Ancient Spruce Concert Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
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…
Claro and Swiss Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
When you've got world class Claro Walnut and Swiss Moon Spruce you just can't go wrong. This is the Claro and Swiss Super Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
The back and sides are a new look in Claro Walnut. I've already gone thru the original…
Black and White Ebony Baritone Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Guess it's black and white month? Here's a new Black and White Ebony Baritone Ukulele.
The Woods
Back and Sides: Asian Black and White Ebony species
Sound Board: American Figured Port Orford Cedar. The color of the cedar…
Classy Long Neck Concert Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
This is one Classy Long Neck Concert Ukulele.
The Woods
The Back and Sides are Mexican Ziricote. This wood was sourced by the client from a wood carving artist of note. It's very old. I made a couple in the distant past but forgot…
Domestic Woods Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
I still love Koa. Who doesn't? But, custom ukulele builders are continuing to explore the appearances and tonal possibilities of instruments made with alternative domestic woods. Here is another Port Orford Cedar and Claro Walnut combo--the…
African Queen Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Black and tan, this is the African Queen Super Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
I've had this super cool set of West African Ebony for about 6 years or so. It came from the old Allied Luthiers in NorCal and is a broken guitar set. I love…
Macassar Sinker Redwood Pineapple Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
The Macassar Sinker Redwood Pineapple Ukulele is the result of a request for an alternative wood instrument.
First you got yer Sinker Redwood Soundboard. Yup, the stripey look is pretty normal for this water aged wood. Just try and count…
Red Woods Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Guess I'm still in my guitar mode. Here's a new instrument with a lot of red woods, a guitar "J" shape and a guitar-like look. This is the Red Woods Tenor Ukulele. It's my super tenor model.
The Sound Board is the darkest piece…