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No. 26 Concert Resonator- Magnolia body with blue/black milk paint, cherry resonator, walnut biscuit cover, Honduran rosewood fretboard, apricot headstock veneer. National cone, Deluxe friction tuners and horn nut.

This was an interesting experiment. My buddy Michael and I have found that "less sound hole" delivers a purer sound with fewer overtones. With no sound hole, this uke would have been an excellent choice to record with. However, I wanted to strike the balance between recording and performing and I think this simple sound hole is just the ticket.

Scale = 14.7 "

Concert resonator ukulele with black hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Jon!)

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No. 25 Concert Resonator- Sycamore body with brown/black milk paint, cherry resonator and biscuit cover, ebony fretboard, padauk headstock veneer. National cone, Peghed tuners and horn nut.

Sound Sample

(the first half of the sound sample is No. 26 without a sound hole. The second half is No. 25)

Scale = 14.7 "

Concert resonator ukulele with tweed hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Don!)

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Check out the matching bug holes on each side.

Michael opted for the planetary tuners with ebony knobs

I love my sycamore!

No. 24 Tenor Resonator- Cherry back and sides, sycamore top, cherry resonator and biscuit cover, ebony fretboard, padauk binding, headstock veneer and heel cap

Scale = 17"

Tenor resonator ukulele with tweed hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Michael!)

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Resonator cover is decorated with palmetto trees.

No. 23 TallBoy Concert Resonator- Concert body with a tenor neck gives you a little more room for your fingers while maintaining that plunky ukulele sound. Walnut body and neck, cherry resonator and biscuit cover, dogwood fretboard, rope binding and zebrawood headstock veneer and heel cap.

Scale = 17"

TallBoy concert resonator ukulele with hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Marco!)

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No. 22 Painted Tenor Resonator- Thought you might like to see some photos of my latest ukulele. Caleb in Oregon ordered this one and I think it really came out well. He wanted a painted body and natural wood for the other parts. The body is poplar painted with dark brown and black milk paint. The neck is mahogany and the resonator cover, biscuit guard and fretboard are walnut. He also flattered me by choosing my old f-hole design. I always like that design but I didn’t know anyone else did!
You can hear a sound sample here:

http://www.youtube

(see Resonator Ukuleles page for more photos)

Scale = 17"

Tenor resonator ukulele with tweed hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Caleb!)

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No. 21 Painted Tenor Resonator - My latest resonator is a tribute to all those painted instruments from the 1950's era. I think this would be a great rock and roll uke. It's robust, it sounds great and you can hardly hurt the finish (milk paint). It is outfitted with Peghed tuners for ease of tuning and I'm using a National cone. The frets are a bit bigger and neck is fuller than normal and I've become quite attached to it - it is easier to hang on to while you're bashing out Coaster's tunes!
You can hear a sound sample here:

Big Rusty Painted Tenor Resonator Sound Sample - YouTube

Scale = 17"

Tenor resonator ukulele with hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Jon!)

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Sound Sample

Prototype - Big Rusty Tribute to Dobro

Mahogany body and neck, Honduran Rosewood fretboard, Magnolia resonator cover and sound portals, aluminum tailpiece and biscuit cover.

Scale = 13.5"

Soprano Resonator Ukulele with hardshell case

*Sold* (Thanks Leigh!)

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No. 18 - Six string, Baritone Scale, Resonator Ukulele

Walnut back, sides and top, cherry resonator cover, curly maple headstock veneer, ebony fretboard, mahogany neck, maple binding. Aquila strings, planetary tuners with ebony buttons, horn nut, Beard 10" cone.

Scale = 20 "

Baritone resonator ukulele

*Sold* (Thanks Ken!)

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No. 17 Hurricane Model- National Hurricane symbol for soundholes and counter-clockwise spin on resonator cover.

Cherry back, sides, top, resonator cover and headstock veneer, ebony fretboard and tailpiece, mahogany neck, walnut and white wood binding. Aquila strings, deluxe friction tuners, horn nut, National cone.

Scale = 17"

Tenor resonator ukulele

*Sold* (Thanks Angel!)

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Persimmon fretboard with mother of pearl fret markers

Quartersawn cherry for the back and sides

Smithers bombing my photo shoot!

No. 15 - Cherry back, sides and resonator cover, tiger striped maple top, walnut headstock veneer and end graft , persimmon fretboard and tailpiece, mahogany neck. Aquila strings, Peghed tuners, MOP fret markers and National cone.

Scale = 17"

Tenor resonator ukulele

*Sold* (Thanks Hart!)

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**Please note - I have replaced the biscuit cover to the one above. Other than that, ukulele is the same as the photos below.

Fret markers are vintage piano ivory

cool, two-tone horn nut

No. 16 - Sycamore body and headstock veneer, ebony fretboard and end graft,mahogany neck and figured walnut resonator cover. Aquilas with a red low G.

Scale = 17"

Tenor resonator ukulele

Hear this uke being played:

watch?v=jqBr0uIeRHw&list=UU9HRom1mqXLLx8bceCrtFDg&index=4&feature=plcp

*Sold* Thanks Bill!

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Air-dried walnut is so much more colorful than kiln-dried.

No. 14 - New Ipu body shape. Air-dried black walnut sides, back, end graft, head plate veneer & resonator cover, mahogany neck and top, Macassar ebony fretboard, tailpiece and binding. National cone, deluxe friction tuners, Aquila strings

Scale = 14.7"

Concert Resonator Ukulele

*sold* Thanks Robert and Ann!

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