This was a special opportunity given to us by a long term customer. He asked for me to build an instrument as close as possible to Nicole’s ukulele, #444, including some of the same special handmade details. When I re-sawed the board for her ukulele, I worked hard to get four slices, which allowed me to make a close copy. The most dramatic part of this build is the one piece top and back with the swooping, angled grain. It has hand carved walnut tuning knobs, wooden fret markers, special purfling, wooden strap buttons, curly maple binding and a bird’s eye maple bridge. We feel lucky and honored to have the support of customers like this, who really appreciate the extra work it takes to make a special uke. The Myrtle is from a roadside stand on the Oregon coast, the fir neck is from an old floor board and the walnut and maple are from the Carpenter ant stash in Portland.