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Plumeria Flowers Inlay on a new Concert Ukulele

This concert ukulele is the first with a new Plumeria Flowers inlay.  In the past I have used thin-lam products and laser cuts to accomplish this task but decided to try the same flower design with solid mother-of-pearl. This custom…

Myrtle Concert Ukulele

By request from Ric at Hale Ukulele, I have added a few concert ukuleles to my build schedule and here is the first one for the new year.  Ric didn't make a specific request for woods so I had my way with selecting woods that might be a little…

Chocolate Heart Myrtle Custom Ukulele

Myrtle wood seems to have a greater variety of looks and colors than any other instrument wood. I'm naming this particular look " Chocolate Heart"  since it has such rich and varied browns, some greys and some hints of dark red mahogany all…

Black Tiger Myrtle Wood Tenor Ukulele

This custom tenor ukulele was ordered by my Myrtle Wood supplier.   Vince has got some great sets and you should check his site at:  www.pacificcoastwoods.net.   We're calling this Black Tiger Stripe Myrtle. As I have said before,…

Purely Platinum

I'd like to think that that term describes the curly, blond Myrtle wood top on this new Hawaiian tenor ukulele and not a gentleman's club.  Oh well, I'm doing it anyway.  This is another of my mixed wood creations:  curly black walnut back…

Hold That Tiger!

Ok, since I'm on a Myrtlewood kick, here is the finished product using the Oregon Tiger Stripe Myrtle that I posted this February.  This Hawaiian tenor ukulele has a body of rare tiger stripe myrtlewood, the top is bearclaw Sitka Spruce (lots…

Curly, Burly, Quilty, Naughty Myrtle

No rules in ukulele!  Just keep it fun!  Here's a Hawaiian ukulele  that made me smile a lot while working on it.   George really got into some new, freaking gorgeous Oregon Myrtlewood that I received and couldn't resist.    It's…

Mini-me Myrtle!

Here's a killer piece of curly  Oregon Myrtle--it really glows!  Of course, my supplier only has one set for top only and only big enough for a soprano or concert. I had to have it!    I have used this wood as the sound board on a concert…

Smokin’!

Here's another all Oregon Myrtle tenor ukulele.  I wasn't too sure what this would look like because of the darker blushes in the wood.  Once I got sealer on the instrument,  I was pleasantly surprised with the result.  I especially like…

More Myrtle, and….

Here's a new tenor with a combination of figured, "crotch" Oregon Myrtle for sound board and beeswing African Imbuia (huh!).  I accented the instrument with Oregon curly Maple binding and  black/white herringbone purfling and matching backstrip.…