I have one of Joel's palomino concert ukes. Excellent quality of construction and tone. The uke has lots of 'bark' and is very bright, kind of old-time uke sound.
There are pictures and some sound samples of this uke here.
Joel makes top notch instruments with great workmanship and playability. He is also a great guy all around. I am surprised that his name is not mentioned much more often in these forums.
Joel makes top notch instruments with great workmanship and playability. He is also a great guy all around. I am surprised that his name is not mentioned much more often in these forums.
Joel is an excellent luthier. I try to mention his name frequently on this forum. He's been building ukes for years. He's also a fine player and as EDW says is a great guy. I've played a few of his ukuleles and they are wonderful. Some day, I will get a Stradelele.