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Beau Hannam

This is a custom builder named Beau Hannam. Beau is now in Australia but is soon relocating back to Colorado. My first contact with Beau was on the Ukulele Underground forum where I’ve met many wonderful ukulele enthusiasts. While the information shared at the forum can sometimes be questionable, many of the members have become close friends, or at least amusing acquaintances, one of them being this bright young luthier. It’s obvious that Beau is in pursuit of greatness and he trained with one of the best, master builder Gerard Gilet. He’s now stepping out on his own and we consider him to be more than promising. Look, listen, and share your thoughts below.

I would confidently proclaim the tone on this ukulele to be among the best. We will be showing more ukes, as it’s possible, from this gifted craftsman. However, this one is borrowed for review from another UU member. The notorious MM Stan, a true master of ukulele acquisition. This tenor features a redwood top and Tasmanian Blackwood sides and back. It has Cocobolo binding and African Blackwood for the faceplate. It has the standard 17 inch tenor scale and the traditional fan bracing. Well built with ample support and attention to detail. It’s a “clean” build while still retaining a hand made look and sound. Congratulations Stan! Kudos brother Beau. And aloha to all our supporters that make what we do possible.

No reverb compression etc. Recorded to be as true as possible. I thought the recording level was good but was just listening with studio monitors. I realize now after hearing it through small computer speakers that my recording level was too high for the boom and low end on this particular instrument. Darn. Still refining and learning…For a cleaner listen use good headphones or monitors. Next time we get a Hannam I will surely have it down. Thanks for checking out the review. See you next time, a hui ho!

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  1. wow nice uke..
    great recording Andrew..and of course my friend Corey got to be one of the best…
    I hope you no mind…but this is your website Haha…

    Happy Birthday My Friend….I wish I was young like you!

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  2. This uke in person will just blow you away in the intonation and deep balanced rich tones and clarity nice highs…sweet

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      Thanks Beau! It’s a challenge to do justice to this level of instrument on a computer screen, but only a few will be able to experience them first hand, so we will continue to show it as best we can. I think I can speak for the entire ukulele community when I say, thank you for producing an inspirational quality that shows the potential of this instrument. Aloha from the crew at HMS. We are all fans of your work.

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      Woohoo! The Ukulele Site should have some sweet ones coming up someday too. It’s gonna be tough not to keep one. Congrats Gillian!

  3. The tone on this Uke is so clear and distinct … it is one of the nicest I have heard in a long time. And Corey does a bang up job … Great recording Andrew, very honest and picks up the resonance really well.

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