Aug 7, 2012 | FEATURED, in the shop
First update for The Monkey, a Birdseye and Poplar tenor with a Maple neck. We’re actually not sure of the origin of the name but we couldn’t resist placing this video to put us in the mood. Shock the Monkey! So now that we have a soundtrack to our update,...
May 20, 2012 | FEATURED, in the shop, update - Duke
Duke is flowing smoothly through the shop. Terrific progress. He’ll be in finishing this week. Smile when you play that!™
May 19, 2012 | FEATURED, in the shop
May 19, 2012 Maples will go to finish this week. Pretty complex build for a Keystone with lots of little keystone details. The sound hole, side soundport, heel cap and bridge are all keystone shaped. Maples is currently in final sanding and will head to...
May 15, 2012 | FEATURED, in the shop, update - Breeze
May 14, 2012 It was fretboard day in the shop yesterday. We were cutting, slotting and fretting lots of boards. Got a new shipment of Rosewood in, one of the few fairly exotic woods we still use. We’re still looking for a good, more common alternative....
Apr 30, 2012 | FEATURED, update - Akinori, update - Breeze, update - Duke
Let’s see where do we start? We’ve got lots going on in the shop these days. So here we go. Akinori Akinori is of course my Dad. After having him play many ukuleles we’ve finally settled on the right design for him. Akinori will be a Keystone...
