03 Apr Rosewood concert
A very nice-looking concert uke in Indian rosewood with spruce top. Mahongany neck and black edge binding to the body.
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31 Mar 5 string tenor ukulele
Indian rosewood with a soundboard in Western red cedar. The 5 string tenor combines both low and high G strings to give a unique sound.
31 Mar Khaya concert for Alan Love
I really like the looks of this concert uke. With its non – figured khaya wood highlighted with a bound body and fretboard, I think it has the appearance of a true workhorse ukulele. Of course, it has the sound to match, with a ...
18 Mar Purpleheart tenor for Ken Middleton
Ken Middleton visited the workshop today, to collect his new purpleheart tenor uke. The design brief for this instrument was to make an instrument that was both visually striking and sonically loud. The purpleheart wood of the body is ...
27 Feb First batch of ukes completed in the new workshop
Here are the first four ukuleles to be completed in the new Tinguitar workshop at Windsor Works, Hebden Bridge. From left to right, there’s a 5-string tenor in rosewood / cedar, longneck soprano in London plane, concert in Khaya ...
26 Feb Meranti soprano available
I have another of my popular meranti soprano ukuleles available for sale. As before this is a no-frills specification with great sound and playability. Meranti wood neck and body; rosewood fretboard, mahogany bridge and ebony friction ...
15 Dec Rosewood + Cedar soprano for Mike Billington
Indian rosewood back & sides, Western red cedar top. Mahogany neck. Bound ebony fretboard. This is pretty much my top specification in a soprano. The finish is French polish and it sounds as good as it looks – loud and punchy.
06 Dec Longneck soprano for Clarice Wokes
An acoustic longneck soprano, to match the electric I built for her recently. This concert-scale uke has a soprano body made in gorgeous figured English sycamore for the back & sides; spruce top and mahogany neck. The ebony ...
02 Dec A Grand Northern Ukulele Festival 2014 – Huddersfield, 13-14 September
As some readers will know, I am a member of the GNUF festival team and also a festival sponsor. Following the wonderful weekend we had in Ponterfract in 2013, we are proud to announce GNUF 2014 will take place on the weekend of 13/14 ...