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Jonah and the whale
Up and comer Jonah Price gets his hands on his newly strung up cut-a-way koa tenor. Jonah dictated the dimension of this instrument and also designed his fret board logo. He also requested a whale inlay for head stock and accepted my design…
Honu for Skyler
This tenor ukulele sports one of my favorite wood combinations: Oregon Black Walnut back and sides with Hawaiian Koa Sound board. Skyler asked for an instrument with a mellow, full sound and this combination of wood usually prdovides that…
Olukai Ho’olaule’a 2013 “Aloha” award ukulele
It's almost that time of the year again, and here's this year's Olukai "Aloha" award ukulele for the Ho'olaule'a in Maui this coming May. I've added a tribal gecko laser cut to the back of the instrument. Accents are India Rosewood binding,…
Pretty in Pink
You know, sometimes it pays to try something different. This tenor uke is made from Carob wood. I've never heard of this wood and have never used this wood before and I don't expect that when my present stock is gone that I will ever use it…
Jumbo Bwana
This is the first out-of-the-mold jumbo tenor ukulele. This shape is a conglomerate of patterns from my original Hula Hips tenor to a more classic jumbo guitar shape. It is not as thick as my current instruments but is 10 inches in the…
Maple Tenor Ukulele
Here's a new Maple Tenor: center sound hole, and side concert sound hole. Really nice Maple back and sides with a Sitka top. I did finger board and bridge in a new wood from Mexico called Guanadillo Negro--probably Granadillo but more…
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…
How many sound holes: Part 3
OMG! My client wanted an alternative sound hole arrangement for his new 6 string ukulele. Who am I to say no! Not only did he request three sound holes for his left handed uke, but he wanted all the possible wood combinations he could…
Mmmmmm More Maple
I have this "no rules" ukuleles thing. Here I've got some great spalted, curly maple but didn't have a real strong feeling about what the sound board should be made of. I used some of my unmatched Koa for a top on this instrument. Actually…
Mmmm Maple
I think I told ya'll that I was getting tired of looking at brown. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the Koa, but I was just getting tired of all the "brown" instruments. So, other than Mango, I'm on a Maple kick. Got some really nice stuff…
