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Olukai Ho’olaule’a 2014
Yes, it is that time of the year again. Hopefully the gods prevailed this year with good winds and prevailing surf for the most classic open water event of the year. If you are into stand up paddling, outrigger canoeing or Hawaiiana then…
Koa, Koa, Koa!
For all you Koa affectionados, here's a new tenor constructed entirely of Koa with the exception of the internal bracing. I have used Gotoh 4::1 tuners, and its new owner has the option of selecting amplification, strings, and case. It's…
Heals, Just Heals
Just some pics of heal features that I have made in the past. It's all evolving.
I’m a Sap for Sapwood!
Here's a new tenor with a wood that I have built with before. My client just loved the look and I do too. Personally, I love variation in the wood such as this sap wood center (click on the pictures for a closer look). I'm not as fortunate…
A Butterfly for Bonnie
Bonnie's ukulele has a Koa back and side but with an Australian Lacewood sound board. The lacewood kicks--a unique composite of hard and soft wood that really has unique sound capabilities. Binding is East India Rosewood with black/white/black…
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…
Koa Concert Ukulele
Hey gang, here's another uke that will most likely be for sale at the San Diego Ukulele Festival. All Koa, with East India Rosewood binding, herringbone purfling, asymmetric sound hole and side port/concert side sound port. No strings on…
Bruce Robinson Plays the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Kimo Uke
Yo, Yo, Yo! Wouldn't you give your left you-know-what to be able to play the Foyer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Well Bruce was there this last weekend. Here he is with his custom, tenor, pineapple ukulele (his design). Bruce is…
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…
How many sound holes: Part 1
If you have followed some of my commentary you will see that I have have posted pictures of many instruments with asymmetric and multiple sound holes. For those individuals who think that I only make instruments of this configuration, let…
