I’ve been studying so many early Hawaiian instruments the past two years that my own designs started to look strange to me. It was time to reclaim my soprano in my own mind and Jerry was there with an order at the right time. The top is Western Red Cedar cut from a fence post in Otis, OR. The Oak back and sides are from the Carpenter Ant stash in Portland, originally milled for clock cases. I have plenty of it and I love how it looks and sounds. The Fir neck is salvaged from an old building, full of nail holes and a big knot. Everything else is local Walnut. It’s lightweight, loud and old sounding. It is full of different textures, visually, sonically and to the touch.