Ukuleles are made in the style of cigar box guitars with oak neck going through the body. The tail pieces and bridges are hand carved for a one of a kind look. I pay special attention to details to make sure you are getting a one of a kind ukulele. The bridges are carefully calculated to be positioned in an area as to not disrupt any image used. All of my ukuleles are 15″ scale unless a specific scale is requested. High quality professional ukulele strings are used in all builds. All ukuleles can be custom made and painted to anything your imagination desires! Contact Me and lets make one!
Custom 15″ Scale “Day of the Dead” Ukulele
This is a one of a kind instrument that you will not see anywhere. Currently it is on exhibit at the Elkhorn Museum in Nebraska until August 2021. Every piece was hand painted. Roses and fretboard were lasered, hand cut and painted. Sound holes are at the mic, rose on her head, and at corner flower.
Tiger Theme
Custom One Of A Kind Cigar Box Concert Ukulele “The Tiger”. The body is made from an all wood Avo cigar box. In my opinion these make great sounding acoustics. I sanded the box and burnt the tiger image which you can feel with the touch, painted it and clear coated it. The sound holes were cut to have the feel of the tigers stripes. The inside of the box is painted red so when you look in the sound holes you see red. The neck is made of mahogany and maple. The fretboard is ambrosia maple. I picked this hardwood because it has a stripe in it, again fitting the tiger theme. The Chinese symbol of tiger is inlayed in the fretboard. The markers are on the side of the fretboard. A clear bridge is used so that the painted image is not covered. I put great attention to details in regards to the art and the playability of the instrument. It has Oasis GPX Clear Fluorocarbon Ukulele Strings with the Bright Low G. The Cigar box Ukulele measures 9.5″ x 7″ . Total length is 24.5″ To listen to it go to my IG https://www.instagram.com/airamiam65 Currently FOR SALE at my Etsy shop https://acguitars.etsy.com
The “Artist”
A fun commissioned piece! I made a collage of the artist paintings to apply to the front of the ukulele. Her name was painted on the fretboard and her initial signature on the headstock. Sound holes, tailpiece, and decorative design elements were Inspired from her paintings. Her favorite colors are neon pink, green, and purple. The inside of the box is painted neon green so when looking through the sound hole you see it! A special message was lasered to the back.
Hawaiian Theme
Tiki headstock was hand carved out of oak. The image was lasered, hand painted, and given several layers of clear varnish. The sound hole was carefully routed in the word “Aloha”. The tailpiece is a painted hibiscus.
The “Folklorico”
A commission piece that I painted a traditional Mexican dance called “Baile Folklorico” with bright colors. The sound holes are cut right into the music notes. The inside of the box is red and green so when you look inside the sound holes you see green on one side and red in the other. The headstock has a wavy look with the flag painted on it.
Orange Music Note 15″ Scale Concert Ukulele
This “Orange Music Note” Ukulele is currently on display at the Elkhorn Museum in Nebraska until August 2021. Music notes are lasered. On the sound board some of the notes were cut out for sound holes.
Custom Painted “Dodgers” Concert Ukulele
Dodgers Blue!! The Dodgers logo was cut out and raised in the front yet leaving enough room to strum. The baseball in the front has cutouts for the sound holes. When looking in the other two sound holes the “LA” Dodgers logo is painted. In the back are paintings of Piazza and Henderson.
Custom Painted “Hibiscus” 13″ Scale Soprano Ukulele
Custom hand painted hibiscus on a 13″ Scale Soprano Cigar Box Ukulele. The sound holes are hand cut out in the shape of hibiscus and when looking in you can see a maroon color background. An oak neck runs through the body with a custom headstock that is also painted to match the sound box. The fretboard is made of poplar and has dark green fret markers painted on. Tailpiece is custom carved from oak, the nut is made of bone, and bridge from oak and a bolt. Ukulele chrome tuner keys and professional ukulele nylon strings are used.
My Father Cigar Box measures 9″ x 6 1/2″ . Total length is 21″.
Custom Painted 15″ Scale Concert Ukulele
This is a one of a kind custom burnt and hand painted top for a 15″ scale concert ukulele. Oak through the body neck. Custom oak carved tailpiece, bridge and nut. Poplar wood for fretboard with burned fret markers. Chrome tuner keys.
Havana Cigar Box 15″ Scale Concert Electric Ukulele
This is a one of a kind handcrafted 15″ Scale Concert Electric Ukulele. It features custom sound holes that are painted to match the cigar box body. The headstock and fretboard all color coordinate to the box as well. It has a nice loud flat pickup under the sound board with volume and tone brass knobs. The strings are the bottom 4 of an Ernie Ball Regular Slinky set that come off a very unique brass and chrome handle that was used for the tailpiece. The nut is hard wood and the bridge a metal nut. Has chrome halfmoon tuner keys and strap buttons (not in picture). The neck and headstock are made of red oak and poplar wood. A nice feature is that the ukulele needs no special stand, it stands up alone. All my instruments are made with great attention to details so you can be assure you will not find one like this elsewhere. All hardware, strings, and electronics are all of high quality.
The Havana Cigar Box measures 5″ W x 6.5″ L x 4″ D Total length is 21.5″ long.
Custom Painted 15″ Scale Concert Ukulele “Alter Bridge”
This was a custom order hand painted 15″ scale concert ukulele. Oak through the body neck. Custom oak carved tailpiece and bridge. Bone nut. Poplar wood for fretboard with painted fret markers. Chrome tuner keys.
Custom Painted 15″ Scale Concert Ukulele “California Flag”
This hand painted 15″ scale concert ukulele is constructed with an oak through the body neck, giving it added strength. Has a custom oak carved tailpiece and bridge. Bone nut. Poplar wood for fretboard with painted fret markers. Chrome tuner keys.
Custom Painted 15″ Scale Concert Ukulele “Koi”
This is a hand burnt, painted and clear coated koi design. The ukulele neck is oak and goes through the body. Headstock is mahogany and fretboard poplar wood. The custom tailpiece, nut and bridge are made of oak. Has chrome tuner keys and professional nylon ukulele strings.
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Custom Painted “Ol’ Glory Flag” Ukulele
Custom 15″ Scale Concert Cigar Box Ukulele. Custom hand painted flag. The entire box has been burnt to give a distressed look. the sound holes are hand cut out in the shape of stars and when looking in you see a white color background.
“Zion National Park” Theme Concert Ukulele
The theme here was nature with emphasis on Zion Nation Park. The image and box are hand painted. If you look close you can see the bridge resembles a log floating along the river.
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