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Ukulele builders, luthiers and manufactures from around the globe.
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- Article by Paul Hostetter: link
- Django Swing Pages Articles: Mario Maccaferri
- Plastic Ukes: link
Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Maccaferri
Amongst guitarists famous as the builder of Djanjo's guitars.
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The Magic Fluke Co. LLC
292 South Main Street
Sheffield, MA 01257
tel: 800-459-5558
fax: 413-229-8536
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- Books
- CDs
- Cases
- Ukulele
Links
- www.magicfluke.com/
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Fluke
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Flea
Durable all weather instruments.
This would be and even better instrument if it had a radius fingerboard.
I've had a few Flukes and my latest is a Koa FLuke.
Listing Info
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.
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Mahalo
Team International Co.,Ltd
Suite 706, 7th Fl. Gitic Plaza
339 Huanshi Dong Road, PO Box 510098
Guang Zhou, China
Tel: 86-20-8331 7250
86-20-8331 7252
Fax: 86-20-8331 72 63
Team International Co. Ltd, Taiwan
6F-1 No.5 Chung Cing Rd. Kuan-Hsi Chen,
Hsin-Chu Hsien, Taiwan R.O.C.
Tel: 886-3-587 9122
886-3-587 9123
Fax: 886-3-587 9121
Mainland Ukes
90 Washington ST
Nashville, IN 47448-1708
Phone: (812) 988-6760
Toll Free: 1-866-949-UKES
Fax: (812) 988-6798
Mainling Address:
PO Box 1708
Nashville, IN 47448-1708
USA.
Links
Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - We are a home grown family business dedicated to providing quality performance ukuleles at a great price. Our small company started because we love the ukulele and always enjoy meeting others who feel the same way. If you choose to buy from us, you will be buying from people who play ukulele for fun on a daily basis We take time setting up each uke to make sure you will be satisfied with your purchase.
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Mandolins by Jonathan Mann
1002 Bradford Place
Joelton, TN 37080
USA
Phone: 615-562-5747
Cell: 615-289-1333
eMail: jmann@manndolins.com
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- Electric Mandolins
- Electric Ukuleles
Links
- www.manndolins.com
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Jonathan Mann
Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - A "small shop" instrument builder and currently building acoustic and electric mandolin family instruments, electric ukuleles and other random custom instruments.
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Mark Roberts Guitars and Ukuleles
Portland, Oregon
USA
Phone: 503.453.7441
eMail:
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- guitars
- ukuleles
Links
- www.roberts-guitars.com
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Mark Roberts
Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - Mark Roberts has maintained a lifelong passion about creativity and understanding the nature, patterns, and systems of the world around us. An extensive background in all disciplines of fine art, furniture design, and product design have un​iquely crafted his approach to design and craft fine instruments.
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C. F. Martin & Co.
510 Sycamore Street
P. O. Box 329
Nazareth, PA 18064-0329
Phone: 610-759-2837
Fax: 610-759-5757
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Links
- www.martinguitar.com
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Martin
Info
( from listing's site ) - Established in 1833, C. F. Martin & Co. is the oldest surviving maker of guitars in the world. Currently the largest producer of acoustic guitars in the United States, Martin Guitar is creating some of the finest instruments in the music products industry.
Martin 2K Ukuleles
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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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Chris Martin IV on Martin Guitar Getting Back into Ukuleles
Maui Music Ukuleles
Available at
Bounty Music Inc.
111 Hana Hwy. #105
Kahului, Maui Hawaii 96732
Phone: (808) 871-1141
Fax: (808) 871-1138
Links
Info
(from their site) - Maui Music ukuleles are hand crafted from the finest Hawaiian Koa woods. The craftsmanship, and attention to detail, make these instruments look and sound exceptional. Each Maui Music ukulele is personally made by luthier Peter Lieberman, who has been crafting fine ukuleles for over 25 years.
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Links
- www.mayesukuleles.com
- www.mayesguitars.com
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Mayes
John has a series of instructional DVDs on topics such as:
- Voicing Parts 1&2
- Tops and Backs
- Side Bending
- Rims.
- Making necks Parts 1&2
- Bridge Making
- Binding
- Neck setting and Double M&T joints
Also available a DVD of interest to ukulele fans and builders: Cigar Box Ukulele DVD
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Mele Ukulele
1750 Kaahumanu Avenue
Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793
Tel. 808.244.3938
Fax. 808.242.6566
- Ukulele
- Bass Ukulele
- Guitar
Links
- www.meleukulele.com
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Mele
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Mele Custom Mahogany Double-Neck Tenor
After numerous requests from Mele Ukulele customers, They've finally built this ukulele inspired by Jimmy Page's guitar! 8-string neck for strumming, 4-string for picking and soloing. The huge solid mahogany soundboard, back and sides give it a richness and resonance that's truly amazing! Ebony binding, bridge and fingerboard. Grover tuners. This is the ultimate uke for the player who has everything! Note; we sold the prototype (pictured) but we'll be building several this summer. The necks will be reversed; 4-string above and 8-string below. Check out the video for the production version played by Uncle Peter.
YouTube: Peter Delapinia plays the Mele double-neck Tenor Uke
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Moku Ukuleles
D & B Music LLC
San Francisco, California
USA
Phone: 415-681-6081
eMail: mike@mokuukes.com
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- Accessories
- Guitars
- Ukuleles
Links
- www.mokuukes.com
- Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Moku
Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - The Hawaiian word “Moku” means Island, which was the original inspiration for these beautiful Ukuleles. There is just something so simple and beautiful about the Ukulele –just like the Polynesian Islands they originated from. Play one yourself and bring your self back to the Islands.
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Links
Here is a great
review of one of Chuck Moore's ukes: Moore Bettah Uke Review by theJumpingFlea
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Links
- www.myamoeukuleles.com
- Goodbye Industrial Robotics; Hello Rock Stars
How one man went from chasing start-up and technology jobs in Silicon Valley to creating a thriving craftsman shop making custom ukeleles for the likes of Eddie Vedder.
Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - Gordon & Char Mayer are the luthiers who build all Mya-Moe ukuleles. They have combined expertise in design, engineering, music, and lutherie. They both have masters degrees in engineering. Gordon has been building guitars for 7 years. Char is a professional musician. Before building guitars, Gordon was a wood-turning artist, giving him extended knowledge of different woods & their properties. Char’s artistic bent was expressed in hand-pieced Roman shades. Together, they hand-craft each instrument, a culmination of their combined educations & experiences in engineering, art & music.
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“A strum is the execution of a rhythmic pattern — in a specific style”
A Guide to Ukulele Strums
One of the first skills a ukulele player learns is the art and craft of strumming, playing rhythm. This refers to an accompaniment technique suitable for the singer, singer - songwriter or someone who plays a support role for another instrument.
Strumming requires a specific set of skills. They are: 1) Memorization of chords 2) The ability to switch chords smoothly and 3) The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum. It is this 3rd skill that is our focus in “A Guide to Ukulele Strums & Rhythmic Patterns”.
Though strumming looks natural to the casual observer, it is anything but natural to the beginning ukulele player. Even experienced players have difficulty in identifying and executing certain strums. Though this is one of those topics that is typically taken for granted, there is much to learn about rhythmic feels, accents, dynamics, strum direction, feel, percussive accents, idiomatic styles and tempo variation.
First and foremost, the subject of strumming is inseparably linked to rhythm. Though an ability to read rhythm is helpful, it’s not necessary to profit from this material.
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