Hello fellow ukulele enthusiasts, long time guitar player and finally was able to control my GAS; only to come down with UAS ! After spending countless hours of looking and searching on the web, I stumbled on Hanks website,
www.kimoukulele.com - wow ! Called Hank, and what a gentleman! He was very gracious and patient, answered all my questions and explained his philosophy on the building of his ukuleles. 2 more long conversations later, thank you Hank for being such a professional, Hank is building a Koa body with side port, Tamarind neck, 1.5 in.Macassar ebony fingerboard and bridge tenor ukulele for me! He selected this beautiful set of Koa.
Yes, I must confess, I am absolutely a novice, more like less than a novice! I do not know and have not played a single note on any ukulele! However, I have been playing guitar for years, currently owns 30 + guitars, Martins including my vintage OO21 BRW, Gibson’s, Santa Cruz’s, Larrivees, Takamana Yamato, Madura Sakura, Foggy Mountain, Chris Barnett BRW, Morris and Webber, to name a few acoustics, than there are the arch tops and electrics ! My wife declared that I should be locked up in a GAS institution! Definitely a severe case of GAS! I think I can say I kinda should know what a fine instrument should be. Armed with his skills as a luthier, learning from his protege, master luthier John Greven, together with his great philosophy, I am esthetic to have found Hank Johnson, Kimo Ukulele, and have him built me my first ukulele ! I totally agree with DownUpDave, check out KimoUkulele and warning.....expect your UAS to act up !! :drool: