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I'm using a low G set of the `Alohi strings on my main tenor and a high G set of Manaha strings on another tenor and really love these strings. I liked them so much I'm making them available right here on my site.

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Ukulele builders, luthiers and manufactures from around the globe. Their instruments are typically available at music stores and retailers.

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The Magic Fluke Co. LLC
790 Litchfield Tpke
New Hartford, CT 06057
(860) 496-1508

  • Ukulele
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  • Cases

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Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Fluke

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Flea

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Fluke_Hardcase-SML.png The Fluke and Flea ukulele. This unique musical instrumented is made by The Magic Fluke Company in Connecticut and sold via Flea Market Music, Inc. and various instrument dealers and music stores.

I've had a few Flukes in the past. Here is my current Fluke.

Koa Fluke model comes standard with a solid Koa wood top, rosewood fingerboard, bubinga bridge with adjustable saddle, solid walnut neck, Aquila Nylgut strings and the amazing geared Peghed tuners.

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Ukulele Luthiers, Builders & Manufactures

100+ Ukulele Builders and Luthiers from Around the World

Finding a Great Ukulele

QUICKPIC - Here are a few luthiers to check out first: Duane Heilman - Black Bear Ukuleles, Mike DaSilva - DaSilva Ukulele Co., Joel Eckhaus - Earnest Musicial Instruments, Dave Means - Glyph Custom Ukuleles, Chuck Moore - Moore Bettah Ukuleles, Dave Talsma - Talsma String Instruments and The Kitakis Family of Ko'olau Guitar & 'Ukulele Company

My Ukes

I have a Ko'olau CS Tenor with cedar top and rosewood sides and back and radius fingerboard I received in Sept 2009. This uke I'll tune in a C tuning, with a low G

A Pono tenor ukulele with cedar top and rosewood sides and back. And, another Pono cedar top that I tune in high G, C tuning.

Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement by Curt Sheller Publications or Curt Sheller. For a quality ukulele by a reputable builder start with the luthiers mentioned above.

aNueNue Ukuleles
Front Musik Corp.
1F, No.52, Lane 137, Sec. 2
Xinsheng N.Rd. Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-2561-5858 Fax: 886-2-2521-0868

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( from listing's site ) - Aloha! The aNueNue ukulele is not just another ukulele company. We are about life, music, and play. aNueNue means rainbow in Hawaiian. Pronounced as “"Ahh nu way nu way," we are a multi-national operation with ukulele enthusiasts from Hawaii, Canada, Japan and Taiwan. With our expertise and years of experience in the MI industry, we have focused our passion to bring you the World’s best ukulele.

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Applause Ukuleles
Made by Ovation Guitars (Kaman Music)

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Harmony-Central user reviews: Applause UAE148 Ukulele

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Applause

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Aria & Company
12-2 Kanda-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 466-0077
(Japan)

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Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Aria

Harmony-Central user reviews: link

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Aria now has the D'Aquisto name and is making a series of guitar based on the same original D'Aquisto models. Here is the D'Aquisto DQ-JZ model after Jim Halls Jimmy D'Aquisto built guitar. [ link: www.ariausa.com/daquisto/index.html ]

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Blackbird Guitars
1736 Grove street
San Francisco California 94117
Phone: 415.706.0632
Fax: 415.358.6862

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( from listing's site ) - Blackbird Guitars was founded by Joe Luttwak and Kyle Wolfe and now includes fellow designer Troy Stevens. After years searching for a compact guitar worth bringing along for the ride, all they could find was thin sounding and fragile. Eventually they realized that none of the established companies would tackle this problem so they decided to do it themselves. It started innocently enough with the typical design process: produce as many ideas as possible and prototype them. It helped having all the latest tools such as three-dimensional CAD (computer-aided design), computer controlled laser cutters and routers as well as advanced materials such as carbon-fiber, and structural foams. Also being based in the San Francisco Bay Area meant access to many of world's great steel-string luthiers who consulted and encouraged the project along so development continued. It quickly became clear that their non-traditional backgrounds were resulting in radically new directions. The result was part mountain dulcimer and part F1 race car that harmoniously balanced technology with traditional craftsmanship. All Blackbird Guitars are built in our shop in San Francisco overlooking the Bay.

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Cole Clark
Factory 3
7 Clare St Bayswater
Vic, 3153
Australia
USA office:
Ulrich City Centre, Suite #6
Lockport, New York 14094
U.S.A.

Canada office: 46 Forest Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 1X1, Canada Phone: 905.525.0323
Fax: 905.525.7943

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( from listing's site ) - Cole Clark guitars combine classical construction with innovative design and manufacturing techniques to produce lighter, stronger instruments with superior acoustic performance. Made using indigenous timber and featuring Face Brace Sensor acoustic pickup systems, Cole Clark guitars provide professional quality at affordable prices.

All Cole Clark ukuleles comprise our unique "Carved to fit" Soundboard & Backs, as well as the "Spanish" or "Integral Neck", that is, the neck forms a part of the construction as with our "Fat Lady" range of acoustic guitars.

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Eastwood Guitars
348 Guelph St. #14
Georgetown, Ontario
CANADA
7G-4B5
Phone: 905-702-8291 9AM-5PM EST

  • Guitars
  • Ukuleles

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( from listing's site ) - Since 2001, Eastwood® has been creating some of the most exciting Electric Guitars the world has ever seen. Our RADICAL VINTAGE REMAKE series feature a variety of models based on popular sixties designs - from the classic Mosrites to our top-selling AIRLINE - they capture the excitement and style of the originals. Each year the prices of the originals skyrocket - they are getting harder to find and harder to play! Eastwood®'s focus is to make top quality replicas - that cost less and play better - so the average musician can experience the excitement of playing one of these beautiful vintage guitars as their every day player.

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Ukulele

Epiphone
Owned by Gibson

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A division of Gibson

Masterbuilt Ukulele Collection

epi The Joe Pass Emperor II is a great guitar for someone just getting into jazz guitar. Inexpensive ($699 - $729) and also available in a left handed model($729). Features include a laminated maple neck and body; solid rosewood bridge; gold tuners and tailpiece; multiple bound body, neck

Scale: 24 3/4" scale

Fender

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A tried and true Fender Twin Reverb will always work. It's one of the amps one will always find in a studio and can rent when on the road. Learn to how to dial in your sound from a Twin.

Gibson

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Gibson

Ukulele production was discontinued in the early 1960's

Here is a link to an artice by John Croft "The Ukulele Man", (England) on Gibson ukuleles.

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Lanikai Ukuleles
EAST COAST: 1000 Technology Park Dr.
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Phone: (800) 446-6010
Fax: (804) 515-0347

WEST COAST: 1240 Quarry St.
Corona, CA 92879
Phone: (800) 637-0477

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Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Hohner

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(from their site) -

Lanikai Beach, Hawaii - its name means “Heavenly Ocean”… and Lanikai Ukuleles let you “ride the wave” to your own heavenly musical landscape.

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Ibanez
Hoshino (usa) Inc.
1726 Winchester Rd.
Bensalem, PA, 19020
Telephone (215)638-8670
Fax (215)245-8583

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Soprano and concert-size

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Kala Brand Music Company
(pronounced Kah’ la )
P.O. Box 751149
Petaluma, CA 94975-1149
1 877 Uke Duke

  • Over 120 Ukulele Models
  • UBass - Bass Ukulele
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( from the Kala site ) - KALA BRAND UKULELES HAVE JUST BEGUN, BUT OUR ROOTS GO BACK A BIT.

Hawaiian Definitions of KALA (pronounced Kah’ la)

  1. v. To forgive, a prayer to free someone from any evil influence.
  2. nvs. Dollar, silver, money, cash, currency.
  3. n. Surgeonfish, Unicorn fish
  4. (Ono) Brand of Ukulele!!!

Hi, I’m Mike Upton, founder of Kala Brand Music Co. and Kala Brand Ukulele. I became acquainted with the charm of the ukulele at an early age as my Dad would strum the "uke" and sing old standards, entertaining the family, neighbors, and worshiping in Church. The sweet, soothing sound was the best pacifier for a fidgety child like yours truly, so as I grew up, you guessed it, I started playing the bass. Four strings like the uke, only much larger and able to rattle your teeth with the proper amplification i.e. Ampeg SVT 300 Watt Tube Head through a 8x10 cabinet. Anyway, back to the ukulele, I re-engaged with the uke while living on heavenly Lanikai Beach in 1991 with my lovely wife, Wendy. You were just starting to hear and see more and more people playing ukulele back then. My interest continued as I became the Hawaii Sales Representative for the Hohner Company in 1997. I found out very quickly that there were very few quality, affordable ukuleles available in the Islands. So with that in mind, I set out and with some help developed the popular ukulele line. In July of 2005 I went out on my own to start Kala Ukulele to continue to expand what is possible in the realm of quality, affordable instruments for the Ukulele Enthusiast and Novice alike.

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Kay Guitar Company
PO Box 8798
Newport Beach, CA 92658

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Guitars and Ukes

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The Magic Fluke Co. LLC
790 Litchfield Tpke
New Hartford, CT 06057
(860) 496-1508

  • Ukulele
  • Books
  • CDs
  • Cases

Click for a Google Map

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Fluke

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Flea

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Fluke_Hardcase-SML.png The Fluke and Flea ukulele. This unique musical instrumented is made by The Magic Fluke Company in Connecticut and sold via Flea Market Music, Inc. and various instrument dealers and music stores.

I've had a few Flukes in the past. Here is my current Fluke.

Koa Fluke model comes standard with a solid Koa wood top, rosewood fingerboard, bubinga bridge with adjustable saddle, solid walnut neck, Aquila Nylgut strings and the amazing geared Peghed tuners.

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Martin Guitar
C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.
510 Sycamore Street
P. O. Box 329
Nazareth, PA 18064-0329
Phone: 610-759-2837
Fax: 610-759-5757

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Martin

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History of The Martin Ukulele

Frets.com has a History of The Martin Ukulele page.

The History of Martin Ukuleles - (link)

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Ohana Ukuleles
3350 E. 7th Street, #105
Long Beach, CA 90804
Phone: 1-626-922-2848

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( from listing's site ) - Welcome to Ohana, where you will find the many hand-crafted ukulele models we offer - from soprano to baritone, mahogany to selected koa from the islands of Hawaii, conventional to vintage models, plus unique ones for those who are looking for something different.

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Oscar Schmidt by Washburn
U.S. Music Corp
444 E. Courtland St.
Mundelein, IL 60060
Phone: 1-800 US SOUND (877-6863) OR 847-949-0444
Fax: 847-949-8444

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Oscar Schmidt ukuleles are made on the island of WidipediA: Java.

Oscar Schmidt Introduces Six New Ukulele Models

Chicago IL, July 2007. Oscar Schmidt by Washburn, a U.S.Music Corp company, introduces six new ukuleles. Oscar Schmidt has been a leader in the ukulele industry for over 125 years and continues its tradition of innovation through the introduction of these models.

The OU250BELL is a reissue of a vintage Washburn "bell" shape ukulele popular in the 1920's. It features a solid Trembesi top, back and sides with ivory body binding, abalone logo, rosette and fret dot inlays. The ukulele has deluxe Grover GH305 tuners with ebony buttons, bone nut and saddle and GHS strings. Deluxe hard shell case included. Retail $389.90.

The five additional models that are being released by Oscar Schmidt include the OU280SWK (retail $899.90), the OU220SWK concert ukulele (retail $399.90), the OU240SWK tenor ukulele (retail $429.90), the OU6 tenor ukulele (retail $329.90) and the OU5LCE concert acoustic-electric cutaway ukulele (retail $359.90). The OU280SWK features a solid top, back and sides of beautiful Hawaiian Koa harvested on the Big Island of Hawaii. The OU280SWK and OU220SWK are both constructed with an exquisite solid mahogany top, back and sides in a satin finish. The OU6 and OU5LCE are both built with a select Koa top, back and sides.

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RISA Musical Instruments GmbH
Pferdsbachstr. 31
D-64823 Gross-Umstadt
Germany
Phone: +49-(0)6078-911183
Fax: +49-(0)6078-911176

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Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Risa

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(from the Risa web site ) - RISA Musical Instruments is a young innovative company. They design, produce and distribute small stringed instruments. Niche products with volume potential are our main focus.

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Samick
Greg Bennett Guitars
18521 Railroad Street
City of Industry, CA 91748
Phone (626) 964-4700 ext 116 or 118

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Samick

Greg Bennett Design ukuleles

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Vineyard Ukulele
Praiseland Music Inc.
5632 Rosemead Blvd
Temple City, CA 91780
Phone: Toll-Free 1-800-506-0477
626-237-0920
Fax: 626-237-0993

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Selecting a Uke

 

Selecting a Ukulele

Lesson Info

Information on the four common ukulele sizes. The Soprano, Concert, Tenor and Baritone ukuleles.

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