Month: October 2025

This handcrafted A5 combines reclaimed and locally sourced tonewoods with fine appointments. The redwood top and cherry body yield a warm, articulate voice, while ebony fittings and abalone inlay add elegance and durability. Built with Dart’s trademark attention to detail, this mandolin balances responsiveness, projection, and visual artistry.

• Top: Reclaimed old-growth redwood (Mendocino County, Calif.)
• Back & Neck: Cherry (Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, Calif.)
• Sides: Old-growth Honduras mahogany
• Fingerboard, Finger-rest, Bridge: Indian ebony
• Binding, Peghead Overlay/Underlay: Honduras rosewood
• Tuners: Rubner with ebony buttons
• Inlay: Abalone diamond fingerboard inlay; abalone vine peghead inlay

David Dart maple & spruce archtop guitar (2024)

Hand-carved maple and spruce construction gives this 15” archtop a clear, balanced voice with excellent projection. Premium tonewoods and traditional appointments highlight both playability and understated elegance.

• Western maple back, sides, and neck (Oregon)
• Sitka spruce top (Ketchikan, Alaska)
• Honduras rosewood fingerboard, binding, finger rest, & peghead overlay /underlay
• Indian ebony tailpiece
• Boxwood bridge
• Waverly tuners
• Satin finish
• 15” lower bout
• 25-3⁄8” scale
• 1-3/4” nut width

This handcrafted tenor ukulele features a body, neck, and sides built entirely from Monterey cypress, a tonewood prized for its warm, open voice and light responsiveness. Paired with an Indian ebony fingerboard and heelcap, the instrument balances golden, resonant mids with a clear, articulate top end.

A comfortable 17” scale provides excellent projection and sustain while maintaining the effortless playability of a tenor. The satin finish allows the natural beauty of the cypress to shine while giving a smooth, organic feel in the hands.

Fitted with a bone nut and saddle for optimal tonal transfer, and Pegheds planetary geared tuners (4:1 ratio) for precise yet traditional-looking tuning, this ukulele is built for both reliability and refined performance.

The result is an instrument that blends understated elegance with expressive musicality—ideal for players seeking a responsive, lightweight tenor that sings with clarity and warmth.

• Monterey cypress top, back, sides, & neck
• Indian ebony fingerboard & heelcap
• Pegheds planetary geared 4:1 tuners
• 17” scale
• Satin finish
• Bone nut & saddle