The National Company are most famous for make steel, resonator instruments. These instruments produce plenty of volume. Even the tiny ukulele creates a huge sound. The company began producing instruments in the 1920s and their design shows it. Some of the best instruments are designed in a heavily art deco style. Many National ukuleles will […]
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Morelli ukuleles and Santini Ukuleles are made by the same people. They’re sold very cheap (around $35) and have a very similar shape to other ukueles such as the Fluke, the Roy Smeck Vita uke and the J Chalmers Doane triangular uke. I haven’t played a Morelli or know anyone who has. There seems to […]
Mitchell ukuleles are a mid-priced brand stocked pretty heavily by Musicians Friend and Guitar Center. Their ukuleles seem very similar to the likes of Samick and Oscar Schmidt (and may well be manufactured by the same people). On Video On Musician’s Friend Mitchell MU70 Concert Size 12 Fret Ukulele Natural The Mitchell MU70 Concert Ukelele […]
Vineyard ukuleles are a Chinese made uke. Opinions on the net suggest that the ukulele isn’t the most carefully put together of ukuleles. They seem to be solely distributed by Praiseland Music. On Video On eBay
This is the first ukulele I ever purchased while on my first trip to Hawaii. I bought it at the flea market in Honolulu, and I confess, as more of a novelty than anything else. I couldn’t leave without a ukulele! I paid about $15 for it and as musical instruments go it was probably […]
Stagg Ukulele Review Today I’ll be reviewing the Stagg US10 Soprano Ukulele. Here are the specs as found on the Stagg Music Traditional soprano Ukulele, in black nylon gigbag Top: nato Back & Sides: nato Neck & Headstock: nato Fingerboard & Bridge: nato Tuners: non-geared pegs w/ “antique white” plastic knobs Scale length: 349 mm, […]
Makai ukuleles seem to be strikingly similar to other ukuleles such as Hilo and Ohana. As I write, there’s a Makai concert and a Hilo concert on eBay. The only difference I can spot is that the Makai is more than $20 more expensive (both are ‘Buy It Now’s). So it’s definitely worth you checking […]
Lazy ukuleles, like Ashton ukuleles and Mahalo ukuleles, are another colourful and cheap ukulele mainly sold in the UK. Lazy Ukulele Review Okay, i’m going to be reviewing the first ukulele I purchased. I bought it almost a year ago from a local music shop for about £25, as I had been wanting to buy […]
The Hawaiian Ukulele Company is a ukulele store based in Oahu. For the most part, they sell ukuleles made by other Hawaiian companies (such as KoAloha and Sonny D). They do have one ukulele they make themselves; the Original uke. You can buy one on their website. Hawaiian Ukulele Company Original Uke Review This is […]
Cole Clark Ukuleles Cole Clark are an Australian guitar maker who also have a range of ukuleles (called Ukelady). Most of their ukes are made from Australian Blackwood – from the same family of wood (Acacia) as koa wood. As far as I’m aware, they are only available in Australia. You can find some for […]
