Jun 14, 2012 | in the shop, news, update - Roni
Ukulele “Roni” is named for American film star and pinup, Veronica Lake. As such, we’ve gone all blonde on her wood, with Birdseye Maple on her sides and Curly Maple front and back. Even her neck will be executed in sleek quartersawn Maple....
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....
May 10, 2012 | in the shop, news, update - Akinori, update - Breeze, update - Duke
Busy day in the shop today. We were in the zone. I’m a giant sawdust-ball. OK here’s the run-down. Maples Akinori Breeze Duke & More Yep it was a busy day today. Tomorrow we’ll be bracing the Duke, installing some pickups and...
Mar 24, 2012 | in the shop, Uncategorized, update - Bruce, update - Cebollo
We’ve been very busy lately getting ready for the Reno Ukulele Festival but we’re having some fun in the ukulele workshop too. Too much computer work makes Dave a dull boy so we make sure to play in the sawdust a bit as well. Bruce Next up for...
