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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…

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…

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…

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…

Front and Back Petroglyph

On this Hawaiian tenor ukulele I have taken an old theme and applied it to the front and back.  This is the last full set of this  particular Koa that I have and the laser cut petroglyph design really shows up well in the sap wood.  In case…

New Premium Koa

Two weeks ago I purchased this Koa from a local wood supplier who had been storing this wood for the last 15-20 years.  Who knows how old it was before this individual purchased it.   The billet was a bit pricey but what quality Koa isn't…

Sassy Sassafras

This wood is Tasmanian Black Heart Sassafras.  I've been looking for some to use on an ukulele for some time and scored this piece from an unmatched guitar set.  The spalting (dark colored wood) is created by a fungus, giving very piece…

Cut, Color and Curl

In the old days (????) this type of Koa might have been common place. Now days it is a rarity to have the privilage to work with this type of wood.   This Hawaiian tenor ukulele  exhibits Koa with perfect Cut--meaning quarter sawn or vertical…

Double Up and Catch Up!

For some odd reason there seems to be a renewed interest in double sound hole and asymmetric sound hole instruments.  After the rapid sale of the last double puka tenor, I quickly got to work on another.   This instrument is a new Koa wood…