Stretching all the way back to the 1940’s, the mahogany tenor ukulele is a classic. Martin, Gibson, Lyon and Healy and Harmony all explored similar models. I like to add the rope binding for an even more old fashioned look. The Oregon walnut fretboard is a great substitute for tropical woods and is quite sustainable as an urban forestry product. The African mahogany for the body is from a stash of guitar sides we bought in Colorado when I first got started. We bought so much of it that I probably have a lifetime of mahogany ukuleles ahead of me!