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Blue Double Puka Ukulele

Blue Double Puka Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold

Really, I've been hard at it! Here's the latest to hit the skids.  This is a Blue Double Puka Ukulele. It's All About the Wood Body:  Eastern curly Ambrosia Maple.  I love this wood--so much color and variety of appearances.  It's…
Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele

Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold

Out on the Saturday mail is this new Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele. This is a standard tenor shape. It's All About the Wood Body:  all curly Koa.  This set of wood was purchased by the client.  Good eye, good taste! Binding: …
Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele

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…
Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele

Back in the saddle again–yee haw!

So with multiple moves and all I  haven't been get'in with it lately.  Still been busy though.  Here's a new custom instrument for a client that wanted only California woods.  The back is Monterey cypress, the sides are Sycamore, the sound…
Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele

How many sound holes: Part 2

Okay, there is no empirical data that supports the design of the modern ukulele or guitar--especially when it comes to sound hole placement, or number of sound holes.  So do you prefer traditional design are can you live with some of the alternative…
Double Puka Double Curly Ukulele

Double Puka Sound Hole

Here's a new instrument that can be seen at Surfy Surfy (www.surfysurfy.net) in Leucadia, California.  It is my Kahiko design ukulele exhibiting a double puka sound hole.  The bracing is on the light side and reflects the narrow waist and…