The necks of these ukes are made of laminated Douglas Fir which was excess from the building of the ribs of the tall ship Matthew Turner. The ship is currently under construction in Sausalito , CA.

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Comment by gary sheldon on February 17, 2015 at 7:44pm

Thanks guys.  I donated my first tall ship uke to the ship.  

Comment by Jim Morris on February 17, 2015 at 2:14pm

Great! I love instruments with a story. They'll make good paddles too. The Matthew Turner looks like quite a project.

Comment by Uncle John on February 17, 2015 at 1:55pm

Cool, Gary.   Truly awesome bones of construction.   I've never sailed anything busy than a Laser sailboat.

Comment by gary sheldon on February 17, 2015 at 1:35pm

Yeah, big.  It will be about 130' overall.  I am a part time volunteer on the project.

Comment by Uncle John on February 17, 2015 at 1:29pm

Cool, that is even bigger than my old Snark sailboat. 

Comment by gary sheldon on February 17, 2015 at 9:12am

Thanks, UJ.

Here is a recent pic of theMatthew Turner, tall ship under construction

Comment by Uncle John on February 17, 2015 at 2:41am

Gonna be tall for sure.  Great history and ukes.  They look loveable and playable.

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