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 

Tuning up Tuners… Pegs… Machines?

Tuning up Tuners… Pegs… Machines?

As promised, I am going to walk you through the simple process of changing ukulele tuners, also called tuning pegs, also called machine heads. Basically, the pegs on the head of the ukulele where you tie one end of each string and wind it until 

Muradian/Kamoa/KoAloha-Custom Concert

Muradian/Kamoa/KoAloha-Custom Concert

In my last post, I shared my DIY woodburning ukulele project. The inspiration for that came after I purchased this masterpiece of pyrography in the form of a concert ukulele. This was a collaboration between Koaloha and pyrographer Dino Muradian. I purchased it from Hawaiian 

Every Ukulele Tells a Story

Every Ukulele Tells a Story

Several years ago I became interested in pyrography on ukuleles. I had already purchased a couple of ukuleles with burned tops (more on those is separate posts) and thought I would give it a try. I had no pretense that my woodburning work would meet 

Don’t Uke Fret

Don’t Uke Fret

Several years ago I saw a post on Beau Hannam’s website showing a fretless ukulele that he made. Since then, I have contemplated having one made but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to invest in something that I had no experience with. The demos