Sold Figured Koa Tenor, Vashon Island $250 plus shipping

[Island Jim]

I built this Tenor a couple of years ago, the neck was too thick so I haven't played it much. I just thinned the neck to a more modern shape and decided to sell it. The top, sides and headplate are very nice figured Koa I brought back from the big island at least 20 years ago. The top is fine straight grained red cedar I sourced right on my Island. The neck is african Mahogany with a 38mm nut, 30 mm string spacing. The finish is satin lacquer. I have too many ukuleles at this time and would love to find a new home for this good looking,good sounding low G tenor. I would love to show this uke or some others I have in person to anyone in the PNW. Pm me if interested or have any questions! Jim R

 

[UkeinPDX]

Jim knows how to make a wonderful instrument! Highly recommended craftsman!

 

[Smallchewbacca]

Would you mind sharing photos of the neck where you reshaped it?

 

[Island Jim]

Sure it is a little hard to show without before pictures but I will try. It had what we call in the sailboat business a hard turn at the bilge, I tapered the neck into the fingerboard and thinned the depth all the way down the neck. I took some off the heel and tapered it. It is still not an overly thin neck, kind of Pono ish!

 

[Gordon777]

Beautiful uke and not very far from me! Any sound samples? How is the dynamic range/volume? GLWS!

 

[mineymole]

Sound samples?

 

[experimentjon]

Very cool instrument! And funny when you say "pono-ish" neck profile, and I know exactly what that means!

Nice looking koa and fretboard bindings on this one. GLWS!

 

[Island Jim]

We had a little dinner party tonight so no chance for a sound sample, I will try tomorrow. The dynamic range is ok, lot's of mid range still waiting for the strings to settle and the ends to fill in.

 

[Island Jim]

I'm glad you got Pono ish, extra credit if you understood hard turn at the bilge!

 

[Jim Hanks]

$250? is that a typo? You can't get a solid Kala or Ohana for that anymore.i also have too many ukes at the moment or I'd jump on that

 

[Larry U]

$250? is that a typo? You can't get a solid Kala or Ohana for that anymore.i also have too many ukes at the moment or I'd jump on that

I agree. That's a crazy good price for a solid-wood instrument. Like you, my inventory is 100% full, but if I was looking for a new tenor, I'd be all over this.

 

[Island Jim]

That is not a typo, I want to get some of my ukuleles out to players who will appreciate them and spread the word. I'm not doing this as a business obviously, I just love building with wood , especially instruments and boats!

 

[Island Jim]

I forgot to add it comes with a padded gig bag. I'm waiting for my wife to get home to help with the sound sample!

 

[MattyNaylor]

I am interested in this uke!

 

[Island Jim]

PM me if interested.

 

[KevinFL]

PM Sent.