When a customer isn’t sure what to pick, I steer them to this combo: Port Orford Cedar top and Walnut back and sides. It’s local, easy to work, looks great and sounds very balanced. This ukulele is no exception to the rule and the pickup and low g make it extra useful.

The POC top is from the Oregon coast and the Pistachio is from California orchards, both via woodfromthewest.com. The Walnut is from the scrap bin at Goby in Portland. The POC neck is from my neighbors shop, who is a retired flute maker.