I am always hunting around for other west coast woods to use in my instruments. Not only is the use of a local wood more sustainable, but my customers seem to appreciate the sense of place that comes with them. Yew is a tree that I actually don’t see very much in the Hood River valley, but it is abundant in the North West as an understory tree. I heard from Kevin at woodfromthewest.com that he was providing Yew to boyers for archery equipment and it thought it might be good for a uke. Even though it's a “softwood” it is harder and more durable than Spruce, Cedar or Fir. We imagined it would work as top, back and sides and I believe we were right! It is very light and sounds crisp and bright. To match the sapwood in this set, I chose Cherry for fretboard/headplate/binding from a local orchard. The neck is salvaged Cypress from a water tank and the bridge is Maple. I think the color palette is perfect and I am really proud of this instrument over all. This is a stock instrument, available for $2100 plus shipping with a hard shell case. If you would like a pickup ($150) added or high g instead of low, just ask.

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