Inspired by 1890’s Hawaiian ukuleles, this Beansprout is a great combo of traditional and modern. It’s a soprano ukulele, with Alaskan Yellow Cedar top, Oak back and sides, Fir neck and Texas Ebony fretboard/headplate/bridge. The rope binding was made in house, with maple, cherry and walnut in a random pattern. I used some amber stain to mimic the look of old lacquer. Modern features like geared tuners, bone nut/saddle, fluorocarbon strings and strap buttons make it easy to play. (Note: this instrument has a flat fretboard in the traditional style as opposed to a radiused fretboard that we usually have on our instruments). The Cedar is from Camp Westwind, the Oak is from the Carpenter Ant Stash, the Fir is salvaged from a floor joist and the rope binding is made from shop scraps.

“Aaron and Nicole,

My Beansprout soprano ukulele #657 arrived safely on Wednesday. I have now had a couple of days to play it and I absolutely love it. I love how it looks and feels and the sound is amazing. It even has a deeper and richer tone than my alto ukulele. It must be the Alaskan Yellow Cedar and Oak combination. I really like the shape of the neck and your rope binding is awesome. In my view, you made all the right choices with this builders choice. I feel fortunate to get this ukulele now and not have to wait 9 months for it. 😊

Thank you for making wonderful high quality instruments.

Thanks again,
- H. H. ”