Nice. I tried to make it fancy, but it still looks calm and peaceful to me. When I strum it, the sound just explodes! The top is salvaged Bearclaw Spruce from Alaska. The back, sides and fretboard are Curly Koa from Bart’s sawmill on Oahu. The neck is made from Mahogany and Maple scraps from the Carpenter Ant stash in Portland. It is bound in Walnut with Maple purfling. The headplate, pickguard, end graft and heel cap are a scrap wood mosaic of Walnut, Koa and Maple. It has a K&K pickup, low g, bone nut and saddle, geared tuners and radiused fretboard. As with all of our Koa instruments, we will donate a portion of this sale to Saving Hawaii’s Forests.

“Hi, I decided I would take my time before I got back to you on #808. After having played it for months now, I can say that I believe that this is the finest instrument that I own.

It was love at first sight when I saw it in your newsletter and 808’s beautiful sound came through even in the YouTube demo. It sounds incredible in person - loud, clear, and perfectly intonated. I can feel it vibrating with a life of its own when I strum it. I am so, so happy with this ukulele.

Thank you for this beautiful instrument!
- C.H. ”