I've built several ukes, a Guitalele and a couple parlour guitars with Zircote. My favourite top to pair with it is Red Spruce, but have used Sitka Spruce, Carpathian Spruce and Western Red Cedar.
I've built several ukes, a Guitalele and a couple parlour guitars with Zircote. My favourite top to pair with it is Red Spruce, but have used Sitka Spruce, Carpathian Spruce and Western Red Cedar.
Yes, I have built with Ziricote. Mine has a fir top. I'd love to build more with it but the wood is quite expensive. At least the guitar sets I've seen. Correction: Ziricote is expensive.
Have a Zircote fret board on my Moore Bettah and i love it.
Not being a luthier will keep my mouth shut on making any
recommendation on what to use for a top.
Yes, I have built with Ziricote. Mine has a fir top. I'd love to build more with it but the wood is quite expensive. At least the guitar sets I've seen.
Hey Toni..you are the only luthier i see using Fir for uke tops..is it like cedar/spruce? soundwise etc..? i have never seen a Fir top..maybe just not paying attention Haha
Hey Toni..you are the only luthier i see using Fir for uke tops..is it like cedar/spruce? soundwise etc..? i have never seen a Fir top..maybe just not paying attention Haha
Hey Toni..you are the only luthier i see using Fir for uke tops..is it like cedar/spruce? soundwise etc..? i have never seen a Fir top..maybe just not paying attention Haha
The fir soundboard makes a great combo with the Ziricote. Check DaSilva's site. I think he has used it also. I believe it warms the uke up a bit since the Ziricote is so dense. Be careful though, it tends to be brittle. The Ziricote I mean.
No I'm not say its expensive. All I have to do is look out my window the hills are covered with them but finding real good old growth with nice tight gain isn't as easy as it use to be
Yes, I have built with Ziricote. Mine has a fir top. I'd love to build more with it but the wood is quite expensive. At least the guitar sets I've seen.
Toni.. all I can say is..:worship: Make us a uke already, I wanna do a video. Stan says you're his current favorite. And you know the collection he's got.
Thanks for the responses. I think I just have to make the time because it never ends. I'm building a Pono Guitars website and all kinds of projects. But a uke lasts forever and building is a satisfaction I haven't felt in many years.
one for Noa for a Koolau and one as my own project to actually do something real (for instance tonight I will be dressing frets on Kalas)
Thanks for the input, I could see that maybe.
Toni.. all I can say is..:worship: Make us a uke already, I wanna do a video. Stan says you're his current favorite. And you know the collection he's got.
Thanks for the responses. I think I just have to make the time because it never ends. I'm building a Pono Guitars website and all kinds of projects. But a uke lasts forever and building is a satisfaction I haven't felt in many years.
Hey Glen! I hope so. So fun to feature a new builder. It's so hard as a single builder to have any sort of production flow. But I hope so. We welcome any builders to hit us up. Gets boring with all these factory ukes. What is it with China. Trying to fix a back bow with a fret dress is depressing.
Hey Glen! I hope so. So fun to feature a new builder. It's so hard as a single builder to have any sort of production flow. But I hope so. We welcome any builders to hit us up. Gets boring with all these factory ukes. What is it with China. Trying to fix a back bow with a fret dress is depressing.
Hey Andrew..the Jeb Wiemer ukes look good..if he keeps showing his ukes at The Ukulele Site(aka HMS) i might have to get one next year>>Jeb a nice guy i spoke with him couple months ago.. i guess he used to work with you and your family at Ko'olau/Pono
