Humble and sweet and ready to party, this Scout is for our friend Rob on his 72nd birthday! The brass fret markers in the curly walnut fretboard and the maple trim veneers give it a unique look. The fir is from the Carpenter Ant stash and the walnut is from the cutoffs bin at Goby Walnut in Portland.

“Dear Aaron and Nicole,
I could give you a pro & con review of the Scout.... except that there are no cons! I spent about two hours playing it yesterday. The uke has a neat, loud, “punchy” sound. The brass fret markers are really nice looking, and the top just glows. But it’s the back that’s really stunning.
The back story is that if my wife has a “spirit animal” or a “totem”, it’s the owl. Her late Mom was fascinated by owls, and our house has a lot of owl-themed art and even jewelry. When I saw the early photos I thought, “Wow, one of her owls is speaking to me.” And then in the gallery video Aaron mentioned the owl-ish look.
The case for the uke is really nice. The Scout may be doing a lot of traveling with me.
Thanks again,
R. S. ”