A Fun & Fabulous Ukulele Blog
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …