Anuenue Moonbird Soprano

Anuenue Moonbird Soprano

Wonderful things are a delight to hold. They defy the category of their “thingness” and are remarkable specimens of human spirit and potential. The moment I saw the Anuenue Moonbird, I knew I wanted one. It was different. It was bold in a sophisticated and 

FAN-Tastic Ukulele Fretboard

FAN-Tastic Ukulele Fretboard

Happy new gear day!! Well I finally did it. I got my first ukulele with a fan fretboard. I had been looking for one of these for awhile, but they were always sold out on Reverb and the custom made ones were not in scope 

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 

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