When I strung this one up two weeks ago, I thought, “hmmm, I think this one needs to wake up a little bit.” I took it to Ukulele Band Camp and our friend Daniel Ward played it in his classes. That did the trick! See below for a bonus video of Daniel playing.

The top and neck for this is the Alaskan Yellow Cedar that we harvested from Camp Westwind and the back and sides are grafted Walnut from the stump I got from Zena Forest Products in Salem. I used more walnut for the fretboard and bound the instrument in muted colored myrtle, for a natural look. I am excited to use these woods more in the future!