I love Cedar and Walnut for the rich tone and sustain, but it also has a percussive sound that I find really useful, especially in a smaller ukulele. This Walnut back and sides are from Goby Walnut in Portland and the Red Cedar top is from Chris at The Dee Mill. I chose a Yellow Cedar neck for a color contrast; this Cedar is from the beach at Camp Westwind. The rest is some dark and striped Pistachio from California Orchards. This beauty is headed out to our customer in Finland!

“The uke itself is incredible. I really have to commend the workmanship you put in your instruments. Everything about it is just sublime. I love the rather simple look of the uke with a little bit of elegance from the binding and quirky wood. But it’s really the tone that impresses me most. I’ve been lucky enough to play many excellent quality ukes and this really is right up there with the best. I’m always so impressed when such a small instrument can produce such a big sound. The tone is warm and resonant but still clear with great note separation, just how I like it. And on top of that the playability is sublime which I of course didn’t doubt for one bit. I couldn’t be happier.

I really want to thank you both, not only for providing a brilliant instrument but also making the whole process easy, fun and exciting from start to finish.

Cheers.
Best regards
-E.S. ”