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Summer Koa Tenor Ukulele - Summer Special--Sold
Summer is here and here's the first of the season, the Summer Koa Tenor Ukulele. It's a standard shape.
It's all about the Wood
Body: Hawaiian Koa. I haven't done an all koa instrument in some time. This particular set of crinkle…

Plumeria Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
Finally! Really moving slow here. This is the Plumeria Tenor Ukulele in the post yesterday.
It's all about the wood.
Body: Curly Hawaiian Koa.
Sound board: Swiss Moon Spruce with subtle horizontal bearclaw figure.
Neck: …

Krazy Koa Kimo Tenor Ukulele - Sold
I just got strings on this new puppy. This is the Krazy Koa Kimo Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Hawaiian curly Koa. I'd like to think that I build with some of the most unusual looking woods in the industry. I believe that this…

Koa Curls and Bearclaw Tenor Ukulele - Sold
Got curly Koa? You betcha! This is the Koa Curls and Bearclaw Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Blond and curly Hawaiian Koa. This wood is "rift sawn", cut not totally perpendicular to the grain. This gives the curl more of a "crinkle"…

Compression Koa Curly Mango Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build
Here's a new custom request. This is the Compression Koa Curly Mango Super Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Compression curl Koa.
Binding: Curly Hawaiian Mango with white/black fiber purfling accents.
Rosette: Curly…

Chocolate Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele - Sold
This is the first instrument to come out of the shop this year. I'm calling it the Chocolate Curly Koa Tenor Ukulele. 2022 will see more builds with very special woods like this.
The Woods
Body: It's pretty obvious this is very curly…

Hoe Wa’a Koa Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
You might suspect a theme here. This is the second tenor ukulele for my paddling brahs up in the Bay Area. This is the Hoe Wa'a Koa Tenor Ukulele.
The Woods
Body: Curly Koa custom picked by client. After looking at at least a dozen…

Curly Koa Standard Tenor Ukulele - Sold
I think I'm developing a decent eye for Koa although some new clients may be reluctant to take my advice. Here's a new instrument made from a set that I'm sure I've suggested to prosepective clients at least half a dozen times with no takers. …

Koa and Honu Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
The Koa and Honu Super Tenor Ukulele has wood purchased and provided by the client. I'd say he has a pretty good eye for that classic Hawaiian look.
The Woods
Lately I've done a lot of ukes with more traditional tonewoods for the sound…

Koa Moon Super Tenor Ukulele - Custom Build-Sold
This is the Koa Moon Super Tenor Ukulele.
Where's the Moon you ask. Well, the sound board is Swiss Moon Spruce. Did I mention that it was BearClaw?
The back and sides are curly Hawaiian Koa from Hearne Hardwoods.
The…