I have been busy building four ukuleles and I wanted to share my progress with you. Three are custom orders, the fourth is available at this time and the fourth has now found a home.

Two are made with Indian Rosewood back and sides. The one with abalone purfling has a sitka spruce top and is named Pepe. This order came from Hawaii. I must admit that it is an honour to receive an order form the homeland of this lovely instrument. The one without has a Western Red Cedar top and is named D’jango. This one will soon find its home in Vermont. The other two instruments are Bubinga back and sides with a “sinker” Red Cedar top.  One of these will soon fly to Philadelphia. The other, Amigo X, is presently available. All of the bindings are maple.

The necks are Cuban Cedar with Ebony fret boards. Depending on the customer’s choice, I am installing either Grover or Gotoh tuners with Delrin rollers. As you can see, there are numerous choices depending on tastes. Crafting a unique instrument based on a customer’s aesthetic preferences and personality is always a highlight of the process for me.

As I have hopefully captured in the pictures below, the crafting process for an LFdM ukulele is as uncompromising as the process I use for my guitars. There are no short cuts. I hope you enjoy these pictures. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.