What in the Heck is Nooodle Zoo?

What in the Heck is Nooodle Zoo?

I am sure I am not alone in saying that “I am a Domain Name Hoarder.” I think many of us who were designing websites during the “dawning of the internet,” circa 1990s, developed the habit of buying cool names for websites. Back then it 

Beansprout Alto

Beansprout Alto

Today I am sharing a custom Alto Ukulele from Beansprout Ukulele. The body size is somewhere between a soprano and concert size at 23.5 inches in length. To me, it definitely feels like a soprano but the slightly longer fretboard seems to give it a 

CaliUke… the end of the Road?

CaliUke… the end of the Road?

Michael Pereira is a luthier from California, USA. I started learning the ukulele right about when there was a rumor he was starting to wind things down with his custom shop. (See update below.) I always wanted one of his custom ukuleles after watching Ken 

The Original Fake Rebel Jeber

The Original Fake Rebel Jeber

The Rebel “Jeber” is another cool concept from the folks at Rebel. They design and build a limited number from each of their unique prototypes every year and when they are gone, they’re gone. I was lucky enough to snag one of these from The 

Picking Up the Leolani

Picking Up the Leolani

Those of us willing to fork over a big bucks for a wonderful sounding ukulele sometimes forget that an instrument doesn’t need to cost a lot of money to sound great. This modified Leolani Tenor ukulele “fits that bill.” I discovered this gem while watching 

The Orange Lion Roars

The Orange Lion Roars

Just in time for Halloween… the mighty, orange, LION roars. About 4-ish years ago I saw this instrument being sold online. By the shape, I guessed it was made by aNueNue since it has the distinctive “Bird” design. The website where I first saw it