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Spalted Mango Custom Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Weeding through my stash of forgotten woods I came across this colorful set of spalted mango. This is the result: a Spalted Mango Custom Tenor Ukulele. This is a standard shape.
It's All About The Woods
Body:…

Imbuia And Primavera Tenor Ukulele - Sold
This is an Imbuia And Primavera Tenor Ukulele. I've got a lot or instruments in the works now but the weather here in San Diego hasn't been cooperative for finishing. Here's the first so have at it.
It's All About The Woods
Body: …

Custom Koa Concert Ukulele - Sold
Post slam! Here's the next build: a Custom Koa Concert Ukulele.
It's All About The Woods
Body: It's a Koa fest (or, death by koa) with top, back and sides of dark, curly, chocolate Koa.
Fret Board and Bridge: More curly Koa. …

Koa And Walnut Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Back to the future with this Koa And Walnut Tenor Ukulele.
It's All About The Woods
Body: a combination of the rarely seen "blister curl" Koa for the top and back and curly Bastogne Walnut for the sides. I've done combination wood…

Very Red Baritone Custom Ukulele - Sold
Here's a new Very Red Baritone Custom Ukulele. This is a Big Baritone shape with florentine cut-a-way.
It's All About The Woods
Body: Honduran Rosewood. I've never liked rosewood that much for smaller ukes. But, with more volume these…

Super Tenor Koa Ukulele - Sold
This is the next instrument completed. This is Kev's Super Tenor Koa Ukulele. Kev is a local ukulele instructor with many years of experience and the author of multiple teaching books. His newly published website is Tiki Nation.
It's…

Pomelle Sapele Concert Ukulele - Sold
It's summer, it's hot and I'm lazy! This Pomelle Sapele Concert Ukulele went out about 3 weeks ago.
It's All About The Wood
Body: Pomelle Sapele. It really looks like this and it's got a really sick figure.
Sound Board: Fort…

Big Baritone Custom Ukulele - Sold
Another Big Baritone Custom Ukulele out the door last week.
It's All About The Woods
Body: stunning African Pomelle Sapele. Does it get any better? This might be #6-7 with this wood so far and I haven't been disappointed yet. Normally…

Sugi And Koa Big Baritone Ukulele
The latest build is this Sugi And Koa Big Baritone Ukulele.
It's All About The Wood
Body: krinkle curl koa. Now I do like my stacked curl, but my favorite koa curl is the krinkle. It just seems to me to be more bang for your buck.
Sound…

Bubinga And Swiss Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Bu, bu Bubinga And Swiss Tenor Ukulele. A standard uke.
It's All About The Wood
Body: figured, blond Bubinga. I'm not sure what to call the figure here--pomelle, plum pudding, paisley, snake skin? Whatever, it's kinda cool and rarely…