Seeking uke corspes!

Sort of a grim subject line....but not so grim is the art project that I'm imagining.

I would like to use wood from the body of a uke that...well, that did not quite make it as a uke. Ideally I'd like to use some curly koa and some curly mango but if I can't find any ukes that didn't make the grade, perhaps I can buy some pieces of the thin wood you use to craft the uke body.

Maybe I'm a bit mad here thinking I might be able to purchase a uke corpse from a luthier. And it might be more realistic to buy some wood from a uke maker....that said, I'd prefer the uke shape to just a rectanger piece of wood.

My art project is still just a concept at this point. Determining whether I can find the necessary wood is the first step towards taking this from an abstract idea to the start of a piece of art.

thanks in advance for any suggestions or helpful comments.

You might want to send an email to some wood vendors to see if they have any off cuts or scraps they would sell you cheaply. Here are a couple I've dealt with that might be able to help:
http://ukuleletonewood.com/ukulele-tonewoods
http://www.pacificcoastwoods.net/Luthier Source.html

Jim Hanks said:

You might want to send an email to some wood vendors to see if they have any off cuts or scraps they would sell you cheaply. Here are a couple I've dealt with that might be able to help:
http://ukuleletonewood.com/ukulele-tonewoods
http://www.pacificcoastwoods.net/Luthier Source.html

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Thanks, I appreciate those links.