Tag: ukulele
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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 bit of a heftier tone. I purchased this one after…
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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 Middleton play them and regretted not being able to get…
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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 Ukulele Site a few years back. Many of Rebel’s limited…
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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 was a small independent dealer and I never saw it…
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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 Music Supply (theukulelesite.com) after listening to a demo on their…
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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 or exceed the work of professional pyrography artists, but the…
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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 for fretless ukuleles are few and far between. Recently, I…