Photos

Starlets

: The four tenors, or rather contraltos – Pauline, Mele Lani, Wana’ao and Jenny B

Tail Grafts

: Rosewood tail graft – Wana ‘ao

: Wenge and maple tail graft – Daphne

: Plum and walnut tail graft

: Pauline – binding ledge at tail graft

: Siena – tail graft and binding ledge

Heels

: Rosewood heel – Wana ‘ao

: RS-2 – bolt-on maple neck

: Mele Lani – tenor ukulele – koa, alder, rosewood

: Rosewood heel – Mele Lani

: Pauline – heel and cutaway

Volutes, headstocks and tuners

: Mandolin tuners – Wana’ao

: Ukulele neck and volute

: Volute – Daphne’s budding beauty

: Wana’ao – volute and tuners

: Jenny – volute and tuners

Rosettes

: Isabel

: Skipper – double sound port and racing stripes

: Pauline . maple rosette

: Voyager – woods of the world rosette

: Daphne

: Jenny B – details

Headplates

: Ovankol headplate with mandolin tuners

: Brasiliera – toasted maple headplate and fretboard

: RS-2 – makassar ebony headplate

: Skippeer – headplate with working compass

: Mele Lani – rosewood and ovangkol headplate

: Isabel – toasted maple headplate with MOP dots

: Lonsdale – bubinga headplate and fretboard

: Pauline – maple and walnut headplate with MOP dots

: Voyager – headplate with turtle inlay

: Jenny B – rosewood headplate and fretboard from one piece

Fretboards

: RS-2 – Rosewood fretboard

: Brasiliera – toasted maple headplate and fretboard

: Jasmine – walnut top, rosewood fretboard

: Skipper – double sound port and racing stripes

: Isabel – soprano ukulele

: RS-2 – alder body, dark rosewood fretboard

: RS-1 – purple heart top, rosewood fretboard

: Cinquecento – ebony fretboard

: Skipper – tenor boat paddle ukulele

: Favorita – spruce top, plum bridge and fretboard

: Checkpoint Charlie – steel-string ukulele

: Voyager – boat paddle ukulele