I had fun keeping it simple and natural with this one, featuring some humble clockmaker’s Koa from the Carpenter Ant stash. This sort of Koa often gets overlooked in favor of the fancy stuff, but it is still beautiful to me. Sounds great too! I complimented it with some simple Walnut binding, a Mahogany neck salvaged from a boat shop and Pistachio from California orchards.

“Dear Aaron and Nicole,

I have been seriously remiss on not sending a thank-you for my wonderful sounding ukulele. I love the way she smells and how she sounds.

This lovely ukulele has already given me hours of pleasure and I feel very lucky indeed to have one of your instruments. I am still thinking on names for my ukulele and when I figure that out I will send for a new tag with her name and number.

My best wishes,
- B.B.”