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  • Re-sawing material (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/52 Reaswing material.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Bending the sides (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Bending the Sides.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Bent side piece (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Bent side piece.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Clamping the sides in a mold (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Clamping sides in a mold.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • End blocks glued to the two sides (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/End blocks glued to the two sides.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Ready to install top and bottom (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Ready to install top and bottom.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • End block beveling baltic birch (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/end block beveling baltic birch.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Glueing up the kerfed lining to the sides (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/50 Glueing up the kerfed lining to the sides.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • Installing kerfed lining (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/51 Installing kerfed lining.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Clamping a book-matched top (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/48 Clamping a book-matched top.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Bandsaw back profile (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/bandsaw back profile.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Concert layout (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/concert layout.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Gluing center strip (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/gluing center strip.jpg;;width:319;;height:480
  • Bracing in go bar deck (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/presentation concert backstrip bracing in go bar deck.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Back strip thicknessing (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/back strip thicknessing 2.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Back strip thicknessing concert (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Back strip thicknessing concert.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Preping Koa Mango rosette billets (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Koa Mango rosette billets before resaw for OM Tenor Concert SOP.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Koa rosette resaw (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Koa rosette resaw.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Koa rosette resaw (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Koa rosette resaw 2.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Koa rosette resaw, one of the many versions (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Koa rosette resaw, one of the many versions.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Wooden rosette prep (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/wooden rosette prep 1.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Glueing in wooden rosette (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/wooden rosette 2.jpg;;width:319;;height:480
  • Scraping rosette rings (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/scraping rosette rings.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Wooden rosette in place (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/wooden rosette 3.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Wooden rosette installed (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/wooden rosette 4.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Tenors with Ohia headplate fingerboard mango rosette (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Tenors with Ohia headplate fingerboard mango rosette.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Fan brace notching 2 (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/fan brace notching 2.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Fan brace notching (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/fan brace notching.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Fan brace go bar deck (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/fan brace go bar deck.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Bracing the top (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/35 Bracing on the top.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • Unshaped top bracing-concert (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/unshaped top bracing-concert.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Glueing braces to the back (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/28 Glueing braces to the back.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • Sides wedged up to form the radius (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Sides wedged up to form radius.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Forming the radius on the back (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/31 Forming the radius on the back.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Clamping the bottom to the sides (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/41 Clamping the bottom to the sides.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • Brazilian 3 pc back (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Brazilian 3 pc back.jpg;;width:319;;height:480
  • Clamping the top to the sides (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/39 Clamping the top to the sides.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Routing the binding channel in binding jig (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/in binding jig.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Cutting binding channel first pass (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/binding first pass.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Cutting binding channel second pass (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/binding second pass.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Top purfling channel (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/no top purfling channel.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Ready for binding channels (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/ready for binding channels.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Bending purfling with binding (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/bending purfling with binding.jpg;;width:319;;height:480
  • Slotted fingerboards bent koa binding (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/slotted fingerboards bent koa binding.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Tenors before binding scrape (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Tenors before binding scrape.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Ready for side purfling miter with chisel (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/ready for side purfling miter with chisel.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Cutting fret slots (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/23 Cutting fret slots.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Slots cut on finger board (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/25 Slots cut on finger board.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Installing frets (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/43 Installing frets.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Glueing up the neck (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Glueing up the neck.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Glued up neck (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Glued up neck.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Neck prep (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/neck prep.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Neck ready to shape (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Neck ready to shape.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • Rough cut neck profile (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/rough cut neck profile.jpg;;width:319;;height:480
  • Shaping the neck (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/36 Shaping the neck.JPG;;width:640;;height:427
  • FInished neck (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/37 Finished neck.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • Seriously advanced inlay work! Samurai Inlay prep corian reconstone ivory MOP (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Samurai Inlay prep corian reconstone ivory MOP etc,.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Neck in Progress (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Neck in Progress.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • The neck is bolted to the sides to keep the angle (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/46 The neckis bolted to the sides to keep the angle.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • Next batch of tenors (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/Next batch of tenors.jpg;;width:640;;height:425
  • Setting bridge (Courtesy - Crist Pung KULA Custom Ukes) original:hi-res/concert mock up koa BST Ohia FB HP Bridge.jpg;;width:319;;height:480
  • Finished Ukulele Back (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/Finished Ukulele Back.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
  • FInished Ukulele Front (Courtesy - Leo Koschella) original:hi-res/FInished Ukulele Front.JPG;;width:320;;height:480
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