Finished Quilted Mahogany Tenor Ukulele. Now with Video!

[John Parchem]

Back, sides and top - Quilted Mahogany
Neck - Mahogany
Back, Sides and neck Pore filled with a thick finish grade CA
Finished with a few padded coats of Seal-Lac and untold padded coats of Royal-Lac
Head stock veneer is Amboyna burl and I think the back strap is Bobinga (I just grabbed something from my stash when I sanded too far into the back of the head stock.)
Binds and end graph is ebony.

[ken cierp]

Simply awesome!

Thank you for sharing

[Dave Bagwill]

Gorgeous instrument.

[Herman]

Beautiful, John! With some right spotlight it's ready for a showcase.
Herman

[Tim Benware]

Beauteeful. You keeping, gifting or selling? Need a closeup of the rosette.

[John Parchem]

Thanks all,

I mostly got lucky with the wood.

I make lot of my instruments on commission including this one. I do make them for family and some close friends as gifts for those interested in playing them. I am not in it for income so my prices go up or down depending on the person I am making it for and how much I wanted to make the instrument.

I can take a picture of the rosette on the finished instrument but it is just a ring of herringbone that I bent on a hot pipe. All the wood was so wild I decided to keep the trim very simple as a contrast.

[Paul C]

Really nice