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Not Another Maple Ukulele!
I don't know, I just can't resist. I've had the opportunity to build some "shop" instruments and decided to do another maple/sitka combination. ALSO, the latest run of instruments have all been strung up with Jason Arimoto's PHD, low "G"…
Don Doubles Up!
Don wanted a double neck ukulele and was not going to take no for an answer. After extensive discussion, I folded. Here are photos of the result. Of course we used a combination of woods: the back and sides are Oregon curly Maple, while…
Viva Villaverde!
Pro musician and ukulele phenom Carl Ray Villaverde just picked up his new ukulele this weekend (youtube: carl ray villaverde). This tenor cut-a-way was co-designed by Carl and I. Besides the request for particular woods, Carl was…
The Whole Enchilada
Another curly, spalted maple uke but with a Sitka sound board. I used a vintage style back strip and rope purfling to accent. The client also wanted the asymmetric sound hole with side concert sound hole. Additionally, he selected…
