These Tenor Ukuleles are
Dave's newest projects. These 3 Ukes were all made at the same
time.
From left to right: koa, persimmon and yew. ("Yewkulele")
They are strung a 5th away from the 4 highest pitched strings
on a guitar which means you can play it with the same chord positions
that you play on a guitar. A D chord on the guitar would be a
G chord on the ukelele; a C chord would be an F chord and so
forth. Like having a capo on the 5th fret. Lots of fun!
There are always new ukes coming out of the shop so if you're
interested, email us for pictures of the new ones. All of the
ones to the right are now with happy owners.
$600 each
From a happy new uke owner:
"Thank you, a thousand times. The feeling I got when I first played it comes
back every time I pick it up...including losing track of time. I'm ecstatic!"
Buckminster Barret |
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"I don't need a therapist, I have a Ukulele!"
Patty,
Comptche, CA |
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| L-1 Guitar koa
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L-1 Guitar maple/spruce
 
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L1 Guitar yewwood/spruce  |
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| Octave Mandolin maple
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Parlor Guitar koa/spruce
with fret board and headstock abalone inlay.
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Parlor Guitar koa/spruce
with fret board, headstock and pick guard abalone inlay.
I built this guitar for my daughter.
 
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Grande Bouche maple/spruce,
Django style guitar
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Selmer
Guitar
mahognay/spruce. $2500
Inspired by
the great Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Django Reinhart, this is a Selmer
style Jazz guitar much like the one Django played but with a
25 1/2" scale
length.
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J-185 bubinga/spruce
with ebony pick guard and headstock with abalone inlay. This
guitar is based on the popular
"small jumbo" developed by Gibson in the 1950s and used
by the Everly Brothers.
 
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| J-185 Guitar koa, inlaid
peghead |
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OM
Guitar
koa/spruce with ebony pick guard
head stock with abalone Tree of Life and fret board inlay.
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OM Guitar maple/spruce
with macasser ebony pick guard and head stock with gold
leaf Heron
"I'm 26 and have been playing guitar my whole life. I'm studying
music more seriously now than I have in the recent past so the
guitar is coming in handy. There is something special about this
guitar and I am grateful to be able to play it. I think it will
help me get back to my acoustic roots. I'll take good care of it."
Tommy |
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OM Guitar cypress
with cut-a-way
"I just wanted to express my thanks in creating
such a glorious instrument. This OM guitar is my first
'real' guitar, as I have been playing on a little Applause for
a long time. It is absolutely exquisite and I feel totally humbled
when playing it. I know already it will bring me thousands of
hours (and many years) of joy and inspiration. I
have shown it to a few friends who play and everyone is just blown
away. I just hope I can do the instrument justice!!!" Amoris
Walker
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Archtop Guitar maple/spruce
with abalone T inlay on the headstock and sailboat inlay
on the pickguard
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Archtop
Guitar maple/spruce,
macasser ebony headstock
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| Dreadnaught
Guitar Vietnamese
rosewood.
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Concert Ukelele koa.
"Just wanted to let you know that I'm loving this new ukulele.
It will be played everyday!" Anne
 
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F Style Octave
Mandolin maple archtop with
scroll. Sunburst stain, ebony head stock with inlay
This instrument is tuned one octave lower
than a standard mandolin.
"This
is a beautiful instrument! The craftsmanship is equal to or  exceeds
that of my Weber mandolin, and I think he is about the best in
the business! It also is VERY
easy for a mandolin player to play because of the 19.5 in. scale
and the very slender neck. I dont know of anybody in the buisness
that makes a slender neck like that on an octave  mandolin!
And it sounds wonderful; most octaves sound muddled and confused
down low, but yours projects well and is crisp and clear!" Dave
Robinson, Bellingham, WA
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A Style Archtop Mandolin Osage
orange and spruce,
f sound holes
"For your archives, here are photos of mando #35, with
Osage Orange back and sides. I got it on consignment at Cripple
Creek Music in Ashland, OR in July, 1995, and have played it
a lot ever since. You'll note a few modifications: Allen tailpiece,
Fishman pickup, McClung armrest (plus I use a Tone-Gard that
is removed for the photos). While I have various other instruments,
this instrument is often the first one I reach for, due to its
playability and great sound. It's also traveled to performances
in France, Finland, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria,
not to mention places closer to home (Berkeley)... Thanks!" Tony
Phillips, California |
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A style Archtop Mandolin Maple
and spruce, f sound holes, Macasser Ebony peghead.
"I am very pleased with this beautiful mandolin, actually that
is putting it mildly, I "LOVE"!!!! this mandolin. It
chimes like little silver bells in a cathedral, or crystal bangles
in a soft breeze. Though I am a novice player, everything I attempt
to play is cleaner. The
intonation is perfect, the tuning stays true for hours, the radiused
and wider fretboard fits my style, the natural beauty of the medially
lines in the top right behind the bridge where they come to a crown
and around the edge where they swirl into each other is always
a pleasure to look at, the flame of the maple is exquisite, the
stain and slight burst is so comforting and humble, the abalone
dots complement the theme of this instrument perfectly, the purling
is simple and honest, the peg head veneer is waves of all the colors
on the rest of the instrument, I have looked at it very closely
and I am SOOOOO! glad you chose to keep the macasar with the separation,
it increases my affection for the concept of a one and only unique
to me handmade instrument immensely.
Regret not contacting you sooner, these are busy times and any
spare minute, I find myself playing your piece of art. I think
about it through my day and it makes me quite happy." Fred
Coates, Oregon Bluegrass Association |
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A
Style Archtop Mandolin maple/spruce, oval sound hole
with peghead inlay
Sold to recording Artist Craig Einhorn
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A Style Archtop Mandolin maple/spruce
archtop with sunburst stain and ebony head
stock with salmon inlay
"This mando got 4 thumbs up from Tom Bekeny,
mandolin player for the Kathy Kallick band. Tom Rozum (Laurie
Lewis band) wanted a chance to play it, too, but he was swamped
with work. Tom isn't easily impressed, and all he could say
were really great things about it. So, thanks again for the mandolin,
it's found a good home."
Jeanne, California
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Archtop
Mandolin maple with sunburst
stain and macasser ebony head stock
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Archtop Mandolin sunburst
stain, ebony headstock with abalone heron inlay
My personal mandolin.
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A Style Archtop Mandolin sunburst
stain, macaser ebony headstock
"What a beautiful instrument. This is a stunning creation.
I just finished playing it and it's so easy to play. I'm already
a better mandolinist. I just marvel at the instrument. Thank
you so much."
Roger Andrews, Portland, Oregon
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A Style Archtop Mandolin sunburst
stain, abalone inlaid headstock |
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| A Style Archtop Octave Mandolin sunburst
stain, abalone inlaid headstock and fret board |
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| A Style Octave Mandolin blond
flat top,
macasser ebony headstock |
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| "My name is Tom Kammerer, and I live in Yachats. I wanted to
let you know that I am really enjoying your mandolin #1261 (2012)
which I purchased recently at Fingerboard Extension, in Corvallis.
It has a bell like tone that is truly amazing! It is also a beautiful
instrument. I have been playing a Breedlove American OF VTG (2013),
with similar configuration, and this is a very nice upgrade." |
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stain and abalone inlay on the ebony headstock and fretboard |
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"Just thought I'd let you know that the octave mandolin I
got from you twenty years ago is still the pick of the litter.
I'm in the mandola section of the Classical Mandolin Society
En Masse Orchestra. It's a pick up band with about 120 members.
As it happens, I'm exactly in the center of the front row. Which
is surprising as I had choosen to play in the mandola section
so I'd be low profile. Thought you might be interested in hearing
from one of your instruments."
Bob Puckette |
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