Thank you Judy, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@@allenmay8850 Hi Allen, this touches me deeply and I’m so glad that you’re enjoying your ukulele.i would love to hear a clip sometime. Janna and I send our best wishes . . .

Thank you Peter, my intention is to also let people know that there is actually a great deal that goes into making a quality instrument. My Catalan grandfather quite accurately said “manufacturing will be the death of the artisan”. When musical instruments are built by hand, giving attention to the individual properties of every individual piece of wood and how they interact, it is as if they give it a soul. Even though there are decent sounding factory made instruments, this is a quality they just aren’t able to achieve.

Thank you!

Thank you for your kind words, so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for you kind words. If you are truly interested in acquiring a high quality ukulele that could become your best friend, contact me and perhaps it could happen . . . oliverpijoanukulele@gmail.com

@@customukuleles Thank you, that’s a very king offer, but I’m the guy that buys the $50 version on Amazon, but I appreciate the offer. Perhaps my playing will one day get to a level where I can showcase it with a custom instrument but right now it’s more like perfume on a pig. p.s. I loved the touch of having your video accompanied by music from ukuleles you made. They sound as beautiful as they look.

@@davidrachubka5300 For finishes, I prefer either tung oil or French polish (natural shellac). And those tuners? They are Rubners . . . www.rubnertuners.com/ukulele-machines .

Thank you, glad you liked it!

@@ositoCastro Thanks for your comment. Actually there is no stain - the color is the natural color of the wood. On this ukulele I used a tung oil finish, first coat wet sanded to 400 x, second coat wet sanded to 800 x, 3rd coat wet sanded to 1,500 x, then 3 more coats, all buffed out. Tung oil provides a long lasting durable finish and a lot of work and as there is a waiting time between coats, this process takes almost 2 weeks. There is only a light oil on the fingerboard and bridge specifically formulated for that.

@@shawnhulke7385 Years ago I was raising some panels for cabinet doors, running cherry over a moulding cutter, and a flaw in the wood caught the blade and kicked it out of my hands and . . . . I have been working with wood for over 60 years and have to admit that, at the time, having been so comfortable around machinery (having worked with it so long) plus being in a hurry plus not being in the best mood, it could have been avoided. A painful lessen. But it hasn’t kept me down and I have learned how to not let it become a handicap. So be careful and if you feel in a hurry or aren’t in the best mood, stay out of the shop!