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This was a great build with beautiful woods and went to a very capable player! See them on their YouTube posts as “ElementalFunk”, where they play some great stuff from the 70’s and 80’s. Together with a childhood friend of mine, Brian Yamamoto, they play some of those Hawaiian radio favorites too! I’m always excited to build for “players”, although it can be hard to rise up to their expectations sometimes, but Wade was great to work with and helped by giving me some “lee way“ in the build. He chose some woods from my exotic wood stash and good input on the specs. The look is amazing but, more importantly, the sound is awesome! Thanks for the opportunity to build your dream Ukulele! TYPE OF INSTRUMENT UKULELE Instrument # 56-SC Name: The Inouye Model 1 Size: Super Concert Body Type: Figure Eight Type of Build: Basic WOOD Top: Figured Redwood Sides: Figured Mango Back: Figured Mango Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Bridge: Rosewood Headstock:  Figured Mango Other: Binding: Rosewood  

Mr. Barnes was looking for a special ukulele – a simple build with astounding wood selections for the top back and sides, matching headplates and vintage finish. He chose Figured Koa from my back stock of woods. The tonal quality of the wood was amazing even before I re-sawed it to thickness. As the parts hit the sander the beauty became more and more evident! Then the finish was applied and the surface of the wood exploded with color and contrasts that even I did not think would be visible! I strung it up in anticipation of the first strum. There it was, that classic Koa -Hawaiian sound. So smooth and soothing. Needless to say Mr. Barnes was a happy camper too. TYPE OF INSTRUMENT UKULELE Instrument # 53-SCP Name: The Barnes Model 1 Size: Super Concert   Body Type: Piña Type of Build: Basic WOOD Top: Koa Sides: Koa Back: Koa Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Koa Bridge: Koa/Rosewood Headstock: Koa Other: N/A

A custom order for Luthier Bill Asher of “Asher Guitars”. All the Brazilian Rosewood supplied through the Penberthy Collection. The top is Redwood found in a barn sited for demolition. The barn was built between 1900 and 1905 and the repurposed lumber was split up between some wood fanatics. Handed down to me from a “mad” wood collector, one of the 4” x 10” support posts proved to be tight grained and perfectly quarter sawn with vertical grain – and more material from this post is available for future builds! The Hummingbird and the Plumeria flowers are inlayed white shell – an ongoing tribute to Bill’s Mother. The Bridge ties up the Strings with Scrimshawed Ivory from an old fan found in an Auction. Altogether the sound and resonance are unreal! TYPE OF INSTRUMENT UKULELE Instrument # 40-SC TB Name: The Asher 1 Size: Super Concert Thin Body Body Type: Figure Eight Type of Build: Basic WOOD Top: Redwood Sides: Brazilian Rosewood Back: Brazilian Rosewood Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood Headstock: Brazilian Rosewood Other: Binding: Brazilian Rosewood with white PurflingRosette: Half Chevron