Machete, Mele Concert Ukulele

The must see ukulele of the week is the this pre-ukulele machete (or brahuinga) that musicguymic has for sale. It dates from the dark, dark days before the ukulele was invented and comes from a Portuguese luthier called OJ Nunes (apparently, a forebear of ukulele innovator Manuel Nunes). It’s been in a Viennese museum, so it looks to be in tip top condition considering it’s a century and a half old. A bargain at $10,000.

Until recently, you could count the number of female ukulele luthiers I was familiar with on the fingers of no hands. But, I’ve just stumbled across one on eBay. She has a couple of very fetching looking ukes up for sale at the moment: imakeukuleles.

I’m a complete sucker for rope binding, and this Mele concert ukulele has some sexy roping going on.