(2) back plates 3-1/2" x 10-1/4"
(2) side plates 2-1/2" x 15"
Air dried 25+ years, tight old-growth with figured backs and straight grain sides.
set #159-1792
set #159-1792
Note on flaws: tiny pair of pinholes on show face (circled); 2 small tight knots on the sides; no problem bending or finishing.
(2) back plates 3-1/2" x 11-1/4"
(2) side plates 2-5/8" x 15"
Air dried 25+ years, tight old-growth with figured backs and straight grain sides.
set #159-1793
set #159-1793
There is a shallow surface split on the inside face of one back plate (see white pencil mark). This can be filled or the pattern can be flipped to avoid the split.
(2) back plates 4-1/2" x 12"
(2) side plates 3" x 17"
Air dried 25 years, tight old-growth with figured backs and straight grain sides.
set #159-1594
set #159-1594
(2) back plates 5" x 13-1/2" (taper as shown)
(2) side plates 3-1/4" x 18-3/8"
Air dried since 2016, set from same board.
set #176-2802
set #176-2802
Back-side set with a few freckles (tight knots), common in milo.
(2) 1-pc top-back plates 8" x 16-1/4"
(2) side plates 3" x 17"
Air dried since 1996, ribbon stripe, from O'ahu.
(3) consecutive sets available - set #199-1593
set #199-1593
Your choice of one-piece top and back as shown, or rip the large bookmatch in half to get a bookmatch for the top and for the back.
(2) back plates 5-1/4" x 13-1/4" (at center joint)
(2) side plates 3-1/4" x 18-3/8"
Air dried since 2016, light flame, rich color.
Set from same board.
set #176-2803
set #176-2803
Back-side set with a couple tight knots, common in milo.
(2) back plates 5-1/4" x 13"
(2) side plates 3-1/4" x 18-3/8"
Air dried since 2016, nice flame, rich color. Set from same board.
set #176-2804
set #176-2804
Back-side set with a couple tight knots, common in milo.
(2) back plates 5-5/8" x 13"
(2) side plates 5-3/8" x 18-3/4"
Air dried 25+ years, tight old-growth with highly figured backs and sides from same board.
set #159-2751
set #159-2751
Tiny (1 mm) beetle hole on sides, 3-3/16" from edge. It should be easily outside a normal pattern area.
specials: other Hawaii ukulele sets
Ukulele makers—here's some wood you're not likely to find at your favorite supply house. For any back-side sets we can add a Sitka, Engelmann, or redwood top for a small upcharge. Discounted sets with a knot or bug hole available, please inquire.
Pheasantwood (Cassia siamea). We have some very rare and beautiful old-growth pheasantwood salvaged from a dead tree at Grove Ranch on Kauai. Very tight grain, dense, healthy wood, with pheasant figure pronounced on flat-sawn plates. Air-dried and seasoned since the 1990s.
Milo (Thespesia populnea). Also available some rare and beautiful milo from the Big Island. Chocolate brown, fairly dense wood. Just a few sets on hand, please inquire.
Kamani (Calophyllum inophyllum). This is Hawaii true kamani from O'ahu. Reddish-brown, medium density, with ribbon figure when vertical grain and some pheasant patterns when flat-sawn.
A sampling of sets available. One set (two photos) per page. Please inquire if you don't see what you need.
Sets sorted by price, lowest to highest. --- Click on photo to enlarge.