Koa is an uncommon wood for banjos, but I have a stash of flat and rift sawn Koa from the Carpenter Ant stash that makes perfect banjo parts. It was originally milled for clock cases and has had a lot of time to dry and season. Combined with Pistachio from California orchards, it makes a nice banjo uke. Cheerful, bright and sweet with good sustain. This one has a simple Beansprout leaf inlay with some wood burned details from Nicole. Maybe we should offer this on other instruments? Like all of our Koa builds, we will donate to plant more native Hawaiian forests here.

“Hello, Nicole and Aaron;

I am delighted with my new banjo uke! It is everything I hoped for. The quality of the craftsmanship is excellent, and the sound is wonderful! It has received many compliments from the other people in my regular informal jam session, and it hasn’t failed to impress both the banjo players and the guitar players as well. I’m currently using your “Fingerstyle Ukulele” workbook to begin growing into a better musician. (Someday, perhaps I’ll play well enough to really show that ukuleles ought to be allowed in bluegrass!)

Again; THANK you very much for this great instrument.
- C.S.
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