Ukulele

Model: Uke1 #5. Original design based on Martin Style-1.

Top & Back: Purpleheart
Sides: Purpleheart "tiles" with maple strips
Neck: Purpleheart and lacewood
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Soundhole rosette and Bridge: Maple
Head Lamination: Purpleheart with hand-carved maple tiki

I was asked to make another "tiled-sided" ukulele. This one is 100% salvaged/recyled woods. All the exotic woods were cut off pieces by a local saltwater spear gun maker and destined for the dump or fireplace. The maple is my own scrap from other projects. One of the best sounding, best playing ukuleles I've made.

Ukulele

Model: Uke1 #1. Original design based on Martin Style-1.

Top & Back: Koa
Sides: Koa "tiles" with ebony strips
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard & Bridge: Ebony
Head Lamination: Koa with recycled abalone inlay (farmed abalone from meal at local restaurant)

A ukulele-playing friend put the idea into my head to build a uke. I happened to have some plans for a Martin Style-1 and thought I'd adapt them to my style of luthery. This "tiled" koa ukulele is the result--and the first of several.

SOLD

Model: Uke1 #2. Original design based on Martin Style-1.

Top, sides, & back: Eastern black walnut
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Spalted maple
Bridge: Ebony
Head Lamination: Eastern black walnut with hand-carved Tiki

SOLD at the ACC San Francisco Fine Craft Show, 2006!

Ukulele

Model: Uke1 #3. Original design based on Martin Style-1.

Top, sides, & back: Spalted maple
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Madagascar Rosewood
Bridge: Ebony
Head Lamination: White oak with hand-carved Tiki

SOLD!

Ukulele

Model: Uke1 #4. Original design based on Martin Style-1.

Top: Douglas fir (recycled 1st-growth Douglas fir from demolished Portland warehouse)
Sides, & back: White Oak
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Spalted maple
Bridge: Ebony
Head Lamination: White oak with hand-carved Tiki

NFS