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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 

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 

Holey Uke!

Holey Uke!

Have you ever had one of those days when all you want to do is scroll through ukulele tonewood websites? Same here. One day… I think it was a few days before we would learn that Covid would send our world topsy-turvy, I discovered Alaska