Ukuleles
Uke Gallery
= Ukulele Serial #1 ===
I built this soprano ukulele as a present for my wife. Shortly after receiving it, she restrung it to be tuned like a fiddle. She’s a fiddler, and was following a recommendation to use a uke tuned like a fiddle to help learn to think chordally. A mandolin would do too, but a uke is more friendly, portable, and easier on the fingers.
Features include:
- Four strings with standard soprano scale
- Koa back and sides
- Cedar top
- Mahogany neck
- Ebony fingerboard
- Koa headstock veneer
- Mother of pearl fingerboard inlays
- Hand etched and cut mother of pearl hummingbird inlays on bridge
- Shellac/wax finish
= Ukulele Serial #2 ===
This instrument was inspired by a Manuel Nunez soprano uke from my childhood, but is not a copy. Although I built it for my own satisfaction, I played it only a few days before someone fell in love with it and I accepted their purchase offer.
Features include:
- Four strings with standard soprano scale
- Koa back and sides
- Spruce top
- Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge
- Mahogany neck
- Koa headstock veneer
- Rosewood binding
- Mother of pearl fingerboard inlays
- Gloss finish
