Ukulele Building Resources
Books, Plans, Kits, Classes, Schools, Tools and resources for building ukuleles.
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Building Classes and Schools
Building Classes and Schools
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Artist Info
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Folk Schools have been operating in Scandinavia since the middle of the 19th century. Folk schools developed in during a period of economic and political changes in Europe. The aim of these schools was to give people an opportunity to develop new skills as their agricultural opportunities dwindled and moved to the cities.
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DaSilva Ukulele Co.
Luthier Mike DaSilva
2547 8th Street, Suite 28
Berkeley, CA 94710
510 649-1548
510 291-2943 fax
Links
Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: DaSilva
Made by Hand: Mike DaSilva Ukuleles
Here is a great video by Michael Levin and Witt Monts titled
Made by Hand of luthier Mike DaSilva in his
show.
The uke man maketh
By Jennifer Modenessi
Contra Costa Times
YOU PROBABLY wouldn't guess it from the stacks of wood piled almost to the roof of his Berkeley workshop, but Michael DaSilva never set out to become a ukulele maker.
"I didn't grow up with enough music," says the soft-spoken 50-year-old Oakland resident and lone proprietor of the DaSilva Ukulele Co. "I think I was a little bit starved."
Looking around his studio, you'd never know it.
more at: Contra Costa Times
Info
(from their site) - DaSilva Ukulele Co. in Berkeley, California is the workshop of Michael DaSilva where he makes high-quality , handcrafted ukuleles. You will also find the full-line of RISA Solid and Electric instruments and inexpensive beginner ukes. The shop is also host to house concerts, ukulele lessons and workshops, the occasional jam session and meetings of the Berkeley Ukulele Club. Check the Calendar for events.
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Links
Info
We are a school for the teaching of Ukulele making to those who have both the interest and desire to build handmade 'ukuleles.
Plans for Soprano, Concert, Tenor and Baritones Ukes are available thru their online store.
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T.T. Ukuleles
Shipman Business Park
16-185 Kalara St. Unit D
Keaau, Hawaii 96749
PH: 808 - 933 - 8537
Toll Free: 866 - 933 - UKES (8537)
Links
Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: T_T
T.T. UKULELE'S Made in Hawaii by Tadashi Oguma and sons.
Ukulele Building Classes are available.
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Wood Working Tools
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Plans, Books & Kits
Links
- www.donsplans.com
- Ukulele Plans: www.donsplans.com/ukuleles.htm
Info
Here are the available Uke plans:
- Soprano Ukulele
- Concert Ukulele
- Tenor Ukulele
- Baritone Ukulele
- Ukulele Family Value Pack (Soprano, Concert, Tenor, Baritone)
- Arch Topped Baritone Ukulele
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Links
Info
We are a school for the teaching of Ukulele making to those who have both the interest and desire to build handmade 'ukuleles.
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Links
Kits and building supplies. Rosettes, Laminated Woods, Misc. Hardware, tools, etc...
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The Ukulele
by Denis Gilbert
Windward Publishing and Press (Hawaii)
665 Ulukahiki St,
Suite 101, Kailua, Hawaii 96734
Links
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A Step by Step Guide On How To Make This Traditional Hawaiian Instrument. Over 170
photos, jigs and tools explained. For All Woodworkers. -
Buy It!!!
I have this book and its a great book on building a ukulele. One day I'll get around to building a uke or two.
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WaverlyStreet Ukuleles
WaverlyStreet Software
277 W. Brighton Road
Columbus, Ohio, 43202
Fax: (201) 917-1482
Links
( 29-AUG-2008 Update ) A great selection of videos show the Step-by-step process of building a ukulele.
Info
(from their site) WaverlyStreet Software has been producing practical, easy-to-use programs for home and office since 1996. We use the "Shareware" distribution concept, which means that you can download fully-operational packages and try them out for a period of time while deciding whether or not to purchase. If you like the program, you can register on-line via credit card (or through surface mail) and receive a registration code which makes the program YOURS, without having to download anything else or re-install the software!
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Building Kits
Links
Info
We are a school for the teaching of Ukulele making to those who have both the interest and desire to build handmade 'ukuleles.
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Ukulele Puapua
Morea Corporation
2490 Kalakaua Ave #19B
Honolulu Hawaii 96815
TEL: 808-924-2266
FAX: 808-924-3377
STORE: Pacific Beach Hotel 1F
2490 Kalakaua Ave #19B
Honolulu Hawaii 96815
Tel. (808)924-2266
Fax. (808)924-3377
Links
- ukulele.pua2.com (English)
- pua2.com (Japanese)
- Music Stores In The State Of Hawaii
Ukulele Puapua sells Do-It-Yourself Ukulele Kit from G-String Ukulele Co.
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Misc Building Info
Links
The home base for the CIGAR BOX GUITAR community.
CIGAR BOX UKULELE PLANS!!! From Comfort magazine, October 1931 in
the "File" section: [ link ]
(Must be a member of the Yahoo
group)
(Ed. ) This is a very nicely designed site, easy to naviage with lots of cool information.
"So I went ahead and made me a guitar. I got me a cigar box, I cut me a round hole in the middle of it, take me a little piece of plank, nailed it onto that cigar box, and I got me some screen wire and I made me a bridge back there and raised it up high enough that it would sound inside that little box, and got me a tune out of it. I kept my tune and I played from then on." -Lightnin' Hopkins
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Building Links
Here are a few sites detailing their building of a ukulele.
- The building of my tenor ukulele... by Jerry Foster - Koa sound box and cedar neck Pete Howlett kit
- My Summer 2005 Project: - An All-Koa Tenor Ukulele
- Notes from an Amateur Luthier...: Building A Concert Ukulele (by Kathy Matsushita)
- link
This is a great site with lots of information on building instruments.
- LUTHERIE: The art of stringed instrument building. Building a Concert Ukulele (by Al McWhorter) - link
- Sam Nihipali & Daniel Yuen's detailed instructions on making your own ukulele
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Very nice site with lots of information and images on building ukes. Al chronicles his building of a concert uke.
- My New Adventures in Musical Instrument Building - Ukulele Building
- My Homemade Ukulele - Gary Anwyl's web page of building a soprano ukulele. - link
- Key Strummers Ukulele Building no. 1 and no. 2 Photo Albums: - link
- Ukulele Building Series - (Pegasus Guitars) link
- Building a Ukulele - link
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A Guide to Ukulele Chords
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions
for Ukulele A to Z
Covers the key of C major and C minor, including a detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substutitions.
A Guide to Ukulele Strums & Rhythmic Patterns
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) strums. From rock and waltz strums to reggae and broken chord strums.
Ukulele For Guitar Players
Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele.
The Advanced Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Guitar
Each volume of The Advanced Guide to Blues Progressions for Guitar features basic to advanced blues chord progressions. to be used with the chord voicings from volume I, II & III of The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords.
Exploring "Jazz" Chords on Ukulele
Exploring "Jazz" Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele
If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, The Advanced Guide to Ukelele Chords Series is your answer. Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords Volume I provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
Ukulele Chords
NEW This small (1/2 size) chord book is a great little book to carry with you. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
Harmonic Analysis For Scale Selection And Chord Substitution
Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
Ukulele - Reading Music Series
Reading Music in Open Position, Single Note Studies- Primer. Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar to you but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
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