This instrument is for our friend and collaborator, Ryan Kolberg. He wanted a second baritone ukulele with a different look and sound, so we chose this curly Myrtle and he let me loose to design the rest. I have been interested lately in the colors and shades blending together a bit by removing the black veneers and purfling that often separate layers on my instruments. Here the Cedar, Walnut and Myrtle flowing together in a Wabi-Sabi reverie. I also took a risk and broke up the book matched panels so that the grain flows around the instrument instead of with a more common rising match. I like it. The Myrtle is from the Oregon Coast via woodfromthewest.com, the Cedar neck is barn salvage by me and the Walnut is from Goby in Portland.