Ayers received a custom ukulele order from Mr. Tai in Taiwan. He is a doctor, a musician and a nature lover!

He chose a Premium Koa ukulele as base and requested a “tree of life” inlay on the fingerboard. According to Mr. Tai, this is to remind himself that the meaning of life is to “work hard and play hard”. On the headstock lays a delicate Red-eyed tree frog inlay. Mr. Tai loves tree frog and wants it to look “alive”. Ayers spent several weeks to combine abalone, white shell and wood piece, trying hard to catch all the details of the frog. However, we still felt that it lacked something. In the end, Ayers put a red crystal as the frog’s right eye and we knew that we made it. We have made it “alive”.

While we handed the ukulele to Mr. Tai, he said “God…You made it. This is a brilliant ukulele. I love it.” Looking at the smile and surprise on his face, we have been awarded the best prize.