Hawaiian Koa

As you will notice in my portfolio, most of my instruments are made from Hawaiian Koa. I have an intense passion for the tone, beauty and range of possibilities that this acacia family wood has to offer. Ive lived on the Big Island of Hawaii for a number of years in the past and have collected a wide range of instrument quality Koa, which has been air dried in this very arid Northern New Mexico climate (Taos) where I now live.

I also stock a limited amount of other woods, including fiddle-back mahogany, figured maple, black acacia, cocobolo, and other exotics that work well for instrument construction. In addition, I have built instruments from woods supplied by the player.

For soundboards (tops) I like Koa for certain applications, as well as Engleman spruce and Western red cedar. I have a limited quantity of extremely figured redwood that offers a unique low resonating tone to the overall sound (this is a great choice for baritone guitars or ukeleles!)

Many variables go into choosing the right wood, such as type of instrument, desired tone, and the players style. I enjoy the discussion process that leads to the creation of each new instrument.

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