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super duper super tenor ukulele

Super Duper Super Tenor Ukulele

It seems like the super tenor ukulele is gaining popularity rapidly.  Here's one that I delivered last month to local musician Larry.  I'm calling it the Super Duper Super Tenor Ukulele.  This is now my tenor ukulele of choice and I have…
bees wing curl koa tenor ukulele

Bees Wing Koa Tenor Ukulele

Whether its straight, stacked, rift, crinkle, quilt or bees wing curl you just can't beat the beauty of Koa Wood.  Here's a Bees Wing Koa Tenor Ukulele exclusively built for and recently delivered to Hale Ukulele in San Diego.  Rich, warm…
myrtle and myrtle tenor ukulele

Myrtle and Myrtle Tenor Ukulele

Here's another Oregon Myrtle Wood ukulele.  I'm calling it the Myrtle and Myrtle Tenor Ukulele because it is both body and sound board of Oregon Myrtle Wood.   Myrtle Wood is approximately the same density as Hawaiian Koa Wood. …
carol's honu tenor ukulele

Carol’s Honu Tenor Ukulele

Delivered the week before last is Carol's Honu Tenor Ukulele. Carol really took a liking to this set of chocolate mango wood.  As with some of the other instruments from the same billet of wood, this set shows a little bit of everything--color,…
Honu Tenor Ukulele

Honu Tenor Ukulele

Recently delivered is Sara's Honu Tenor Ukulele.  Blond, curly Koa and Blue Paua abalone are the highlights for sure, but Larry Robinson's "Honu" head stock inlay in bronze mother-of-pearl is the icing-on-the-cake. I added Sara's…
a new hula hips tenor ukulele

A New Hula Hips Tenor Ukulele

I'm, again, behind in my posts.  Here's A New Hula Hips Tenor Ukulele delivered the week before last.   I'm starting to drift a bit towards more standard guitar type builds of late.  Maybe it is just boredom looking at all Koa--…

Float Sitka’n Koa Super Tenor

What is Float Sitka you may ask?  You may have heard of Sinker Redwood--those logs that didn't make it to the mill but sank in the rivers of northern California only to be reclaimed in recent years to be milled and dried for projects that include…
lumberjill koa tenor ukulele

LumberJill Koa Tenor Ukulele

This is the LumberJill Koa Tenor Ukulele.  This koa tenor ukulele was recently delivered to my sales representative, Martha, at Hearne Hardwoods.  She not only is a budding ukulele musician but just happens to be a world champion athlete in…
the new york minute tenor ukulele

The New York Minute Tenor Ukulele

Since this instrument went to New York, I'm calling it The New York Minute Tenor Ukulele.   It's new owner asked for a little bit of everything.   For starters, the sound board and body have a highly figured and colorful set of Koa. I…
rope purfling koa tenor ukulele

Rope Purfling Koa Tenor Ukulele

This Rope Purfling Koa Tenor Ukulele was delivered and sold at Hale Ukulele last month.  I think this instrument is fairly representative of my standard ukulele builds.  Each instrument is complimented with wood binding and colored purfling,…