#388- Spruce and Walnut Alto Ukulele

This instrument is for another long time customer and student from Vancouver, WA. We hit upon the challenge of making everything on the ukulele from spruce or walnut. The wide grain Oregon spruce is from Camp Westwind, where we teach music every fall. It behaves much differently than the cold growing Alaskan spruce, but I like it on ukuleles. All the walnut is urban salvage from Goby walnut in Portland, with lots of reds, purples and browns. Overall it is a loud but warm ukulele made from local wood for a good musician. Win.

I am loving my new Beansprout uke! I gave it a good workout this past weekend. It met all my expectations. The tone was warm with plenty of volume, it was easy to play, but the best and most important thing was that it stayed in tune up the neck:)
I also appreciate your amazing skill and craftsmanship. Not only is it a beautiful sounding instrument it is an amazing work of art.
- C. M.