Built by Mike Pereira Shandon Ca. USA

Here are a few unique custom builds I have done recently.

 

 

The "Double Cross" Tenor

 

  Padauk back & sides, bearclaw spruce top with a rosewood/ebony/padauk double cross rosette. top bound in padauk and rosewood, back bound in rosewood. Mahogany neck with a flamed maple stringer. Slotted headstock with a ebony overlay bound in padauk and rosewood, ebony fingerboard is also bound in padauk & rosewood. Ebony pin bridge with foselized walrus ivory pins, nut & saddle. MOP position markers & MP logo. Waverly tuning machines with black MOP buttons. 1.540" nut.

 

      

 

 

 

 

The "Blondie" Tenor

 

 Flamed maple back & sides, bearclaw spruce top with a ebony pin-stripe rosette, herringbone strip down the back. bound in flamed maple with ebony stripes on top, back and sides. flamed maple 3 piece neck, ebony & flamed maple overlay with MOP MP logo and star. Ebony fingerboard bound with maple/ebony. Bone nut & saddle. Grover open geard tuners w/black buttons

 

    

 

 

 

The "Kidney Bean" Baritone (Steel String)

 

 I'm not sure you can really call this one an ukulele. It's a steel string hybrid of a baritone ukulele and baby tenor guitar. Awesome tone. The sound of a guitar with the playability of a baritone ukulele.

Great slack key instrument. 1.250" nut. 19.546" scale

 Rosewood back & sides, cedar top with a flamed maple rosette/rosewood pin-stripes, flamed maple bindind.  5 piece neck flamed maple neck with 2 walnut stringers, rosewood overlay. Rosewood fingerboard with MOP position markers.Rosewood pin bridge with ebony pins. Bone nut & saddle. Grover open geared tuners w/black buttons. K&K Sound twin spot pick-up.

 

       

 

Home Page | Models | Contact me | Gallery | Latest Customs
Copyright © 2008 mp ukuleles. All Rights Reserved.