Electric guitar commissioned by The Suneaters band. To save some money, we agreed to use neck and electronics from a brand new Gretsch Electromatic (plus an upgraded bridge) to create a guitar modeled after the band’s logo. Challenging project and very fun, best of all – it worked… Read More »EG-1
Tenor ukulele with myrtlewood sides and back padauk binding, western red cedar top, herring bone rosette, Macassar ebony fretboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, Rubner tuning machines. Overall length: 26 Body length: 11.75 Body depth: 3.125 Hips: 9.25 Waist: 5.5 Shoulders: 6.75 Recommended case: G-PG-UKE-TEN Pro-Go series… Read More »UKU-T-13
Left-handed tenor ukulele, zebrawood back and sides, cedar top, cocobolo fretboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, slotted head, Rubner engraved tuning machines. (collection: William Smith, MD)
Friend and fellow artist, Koichi Yamamoto, and I traded some of his prints and kites for my sweet little slotted-head low-G “X” soprano ukulele which he’s carried and played all over the world! A year ago the top got crushed and I replaced it (old rosette was herringbone,… Read More »UKU-S-10 “X”
Camphor and cocobolo – unfortunately, the bridge pulled off and took the top with it. Wah!
Soprano ukulele with fir top (very old vertical grain fir salvaged from demolished Linwood School), maple neck, sides and back, bocote bridge and fret board with heart-shaped markers, heart-shaped sound hole with black/white wood purfling, cocobolo bindings, heart shaped head stock inlay of pigmented epoxy, friction tuners, a… Read More »UKU-S-5