Doc_J

It's getting closer to being shipped. Gotoh UPT's and strings are installed. Strings are still stretching out.

Finally, brandy new Pono Spruce Top Mahogany Tenor ProClassic has arrived! Really nice instrument. All the seams and joints look well...

French polish finish is complete and the bridge is on. It just needs tuners and strings. Looking forward to playing it.

The first coat of French polish really made the figure of the cocobolo pop!

My understanding is that the back bracing used in this build contributes to the overall sound box vibration. So, it makes the back more...

Thanks Jon. Builder’s decision on the 9th vs 10th fret marker. I mostly just use the 7th and 12th markers. Favilla baritones have a 9th...

Another step closer to a finished uke. Daryl, completed the bridge. It fits well with the overall design. This bridge will have...

Look who followed me home! she sounds so beautiful and was sold to me at a price I could do as a teacher! was owned by a musician who...

I agree with Badhabits. Keep it and sell the Outdoor uke. An instrument that was once a tree is better than one that was once a dinosaur.

"This is not just any paper bag…" Madeline Kahn there, enjoying a tour of a bag moments after it was emptied of groceries.

My 2 dogs were adopted from local rescue organizations. Vivienne was rescued as pup because she was born with a hernia (expensive...

I have played 3 different Kepasa ukes, a mahogany Josephine soprano, a spruce top Middlesex concert, and a Gypsy Rose (Selmer-Maccaferri...

Frets are installed, ready for leveling, beveling, and polishing. Daryl got the fret work completed. There’s still some neck...

The fretboard and head plate are Macassar ebony.

Curly mango fret markers are in.