Uke on the cheap!

[ksquine]

Been a while since I posted anything new. Here's my latest ukulele. Concert size Martin copy in all mahogany, tortoise binding, Stewmac bridge, abalone inlay, bwb and red purflings. This one is for a friend of mine in Shanghai. (red purfling for a good commie color) I now have customers on two continents!! Guess I'm an international sensation
The cheap part is due to the Hibdon Hardwoods sale after Thanksgiving. All the wood for the body, neck and fingerboard only cost about $1.50!! Maybe not the prettiest mahogany ever, but it sure sounds great. Loud and sweet with a more mellow tone than my koa ukes. And did I say loud?? Yikes!

 

[ksquine]

Couple more photos. I really love this uke!

 

[DewGuitars]

That's cool. And cheap! I'm finding so much wood in my shop that I thought was basically worthless, until I started thinking seriously about building ukes. Now I'm realizing that I have a ton of uke wood!
Great job on that by the way...

 

[Liam Ryan]

Classic look.

Man, if only Hibdon would ship to Australia.

 

[PhilUSAFRet]

Nice uke.... I can see why you are pleased.