Tag: walnut

  • Beansprout Alto

    Beansprout Alto

    Today I am sharing a custom Alto Ukulele from Beansprout Ukulele. The body size is somewhere between a soprano and concert size at 23.5 inches in length. To me, it definitely feels like a soprano but the slightly longer fretboard seems to give it a bit of a heftier tone. I purchased this one after…

  • CaliUke… the end of the Road?

    CaliUke… the end of the Road?

    Michael Pereira is a luthier from California, USA. I started learning the ukulele right about when there was a rumor he was starting to wind things down with his custom shop. (See update below.) I always wanted one of his custom ukuleles after watching Ken Middleton play them and regretted not being able to get…

  • Holey Uke!

    Holey Uke!

    Have you ever had one of those days when all you want to do is scroll through ukulele tonewood websites? Same here. One day… I think it was a few days before we would learn that Covid would send our world topsy-turvy, I discovered Alaska Specialty Woods. At the time, they carried a great deal…