Archive for January, 2010

Cocolele

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

This has got to be the Mother of All Cocolele’s! Over the top as far as cocolele ukes go.If anyone has any info on this please let me know. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I’ve seen alot of ukes. Its obvious they were going after a turtle shell look for the back with the coconut shells. The scale length is almost tenor. Neck is curly Koa . Im not sure what the top is but its not Koa. It might be Mango or Monkey Pod. I have no idea who made it and there’s no label. The only possible identifying mark is an arrow head etched on the headstock. IMG_1710.JPGPretty great collectors piece.Ill post more photos later as take it apart for restoration.For more photos click here.

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Portland, OR 97203