Four custom tenor ukulele go into finishing.

Over the last week at DeVine Guitars and Ukuleles we put the finishing touches on the four tenor ukuleles before going into the spray booth. Here is the Cuban mahogany muse tenor sanded and ready for shellac and pore filling.

signature fretboard inlay ready for pore filling

signature fretboard inlay ready for pore filling

 

cuban mahogany ready for pore filling

cuban mahogany ready for pore filling

After all the ukes are washed with a coat of pale shellac to protect the wood from staining, the pores are filled with a brown paste. with the pores filled and the excess past sanded away the ukes are sprayed with two more light coats of shellac.

tenor neck mud bath

tenor neck mud bath

 

tenor mud bath

tenor mud bath

 

tenor heel

tenor heel

Here is a blonde koa uke that will be headed off to Thailand for the Thailand ukulele Festival.

beautiful curly koa ukulele

beautiful curly koa ukulele

 

curly-cuban-mahogany-neck-and-body

curly-cuban-mahogany-neck-and-body

 

cuban mahogany ukulele neck

cuban mahogany ukulele neck

 

cuban mahogany tenor ukulele binding

cuban mahogany tenor ukulele binding

 

4 tenor ukuleles

4 tenor ukuleles