Inspired by Indigenous woodworkers of the Pacific coast, this ukulele uses Western Red Cedar, Jatoba and a little bit of Ebony. My mission was to create a musical instrument in my style that pays tribute to their traditional color palette. It is lightweight, rustic and vibrant, with a dry and percussive sound that I really enjoy. The Cedar is salvaged from fence posts near Cascade Head and the Jatoba is from flooring scraps from the Carpenter Ant stash in Portland.
