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Custom Island Traditions Tenor Ukulele

Custom Island Traditions Ukulele. Beautiful and extremely rare Custom Island Traditions tenor ukulele by Robin Gleason of Keaʻau, Hawaii. Robin is the son of famed ukulele builder Bob Gleason of Pegasus Ukuleles and has established himself as one of Hawaii’s best upcoming builders. This gorgeous piece is handcrafted of master grade curly Koa face, back and sides with perfectly quartersawn cedar wood neck. Abalone shell rosette and top purfling and classic Island Traditions Mt. Mauna Kea inlay of abalone and recon stone on headstock. Ebony wood bridge and fretboard w
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Custom Glyph ‘Dias Replica’ Ukulele

Beautiful Custom Glyph ‘Dias Replica’ Soprano Ukulele handcrafted by luthier David Means of Annapolis, Maryland and in excellent original condition. Glyph instruments are highly sought after custom pieces and last I heard there was nearly a three year wait for one of David’s incredible Glyph ukuleles. The instrument is scaled after the original Augusto Dias ukuleles of the late 1800s/ early 1900s. Augusto Dias was one of three luthiers along with Manuel Nunes and Jose do Espirito Santo who are credited with inventing the early ukulele. This beautiful custom Glyph is
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Custom G-String ‘James Hill’ Tenor Ukulele

Rare find! Professional instrument / Rare collectors item. Custom made G-String ‘James Hill – Signature Series’ Tenor Ukulele by Derek Shimizu, President of G-String Ukulele Co. Derek handcrafted this beautiful instrument of master grade curly maple back and sides and spruce top. The fretboard and bridge are fashioned from ebony wood. There is a slight radius on the fretboard for ease of play. The instrument boasts a Hawaiian koa wood center seam strip on the back and beautiful matching Hawaiian koa wood headstock cap. Faux tortoise shell top and back binding
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Gibson Style 3 Tenor Ukulele

Classic 1950’s Gibson Tenor Ukulele Style T-3. ‘Gibson’ logo on headstock. This uke is constructed entirely of mahogany wood and has a rosewood fretboard and bridge. The entire instrument has a classic Gibson sunburst finish with a bridge pin set-up and large-style position markers on fretboard. The tuners have been changed to the vintage Martin T-1 tuners but I have all parts for the original tuners except the tuner knobs themselves. I will enclose these parts to the buyer should they wish to use the original hardware as well. Nice deep tones and crisp highs as wel
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