Pegasus Guitars & Ukuleles

The price of koa has gone up tremendously in the last year or 2. It is never going down. Just a few days ago I bought some koa here in Hawaii that cost me 421 times more than what I paid for koa 25 years ago. The price of sets for sale is based on what I paid for the wood. It is not based on looks alone.

For builders wanting to make a traditional style ukulele, I offer koa fretboard blanks. Each one is large enough to make a 19 fret tenor uke and a minimum of 6mm thick. Sorry, but I can't take photos of individual fretboards. Just too many pieces of wood. Select boards will have figure and may or may not have curl, but will not be just plain koa.

The cost of curly koa and the availability of it is completely off the charts these days. Unless you really need koa for your project, save yourself some $ and use some other wood. If however koa is the only wood that will do, I do have very nice curly koa and curly mango wood. Good luck with your projects.

I have bending blankets for sale in 3 sizes. These silicon blankets are made to order for me in the U.S., which accounts for the fact that they are quite a bit more expensive than the Chinese made blankets on eBay. They are very good quality, but truthfully I've never tried a Chinese made bending blanket, so you should check eBay before you decide to buy one from me. All prices include shipping by Priority Mail anywhere in the U.S. Hawaii State residents will have State Sales Tax. I only accept payment by PayPal.

Tablesaw ukulele fret slotting templates for builders are now available in, concert short and long scale, tenor, and baritone short and long scale. Each template comes with a machined pin to fit the slot. Some builders screw the templates to the fretboards, but that is unnecessary. I use 2 small pieces of carpet tape, the thicker cloth type instead of the thin plastic type though both will work. If you are careful not to get dust on the tape, you can cut 6-8 fretboards before having to change the tape pieces.