Graham McDonald
Well-known member
I had bought a chunk of something the timber yard called Rainwood a couple of years back and eventually thought to work out what it was. It is otherwise known as Monkeypod, a timber that Malaysian builder Jeffrey Yong has been making some very nice guitars from for years. Having seen some of Jeff's recent guitars at the GAL in July, I thought it time to slice it up and make a uke from it. It also fitted in with some experimentation with a new shape for a concert uke (unashamedly inspired by Allen McFarlan's beautiful designs) and working out how to make rope binding.
Monkeypod body and neck, ebony fretboard and head overlay, rock maple and Peruvian walnut rope binding, gidgee bridge, Gotoh tuners (because the guy who sells Pegheadz seems to have disappeared) and Worth Brown strings. Scandinavian Oil finish
Monkeypod body and neck, ebony fretboard and head overlay, rock maple and Peruvian walnut rope binding, gidgee bridge, Gotoh tuners (because the guy who sells Pegheadz seems to have disappeared) and Worth Brown strings. Scandinavian Oil finish