This instrument is for a student that we met last summer in England while teaching at the Forest Ukulele Retreat. He also is a woodworker and loves using American Cherry, so we selected this back and sides to honor that. The Cherry is a scrap from the Carpenter Ant Stash in Portland and is likely leftover from a cabinet making job. The Spruce top gives a powerful and articulate voice. It was milled from a drift log by guitar maker Craig Wilson’s father. The rest is local curly Walnut, which gives a contrast to the lighter woods.
Cheers, John!