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Two Amazing Moore Bettahs

Moore Bettah is a famous custom ukulele brand made entirely by Chuck Moore in a remote and beautiful area on the Big Island of Hawaii. I believe he is now creating what will be known for many years to come as a golden era of quality from an extraordinary artist and luthier. We are happy to share these incredible instruments/ ...

Can You Trust an Ukulele Review?

That was a question asked at the ukulele forum Ukulele Underground recently. Can you trust an ukulele review? Since this is The Ukulele Review I thought I would give my take on it here. I don’t think the issue is with trustworthiness. It’s just that we’re all different. We could all play the same ukulele and review it honestly and ...
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KoAloha’s Opio Tenor

Coming up to the release of this Opio tenor I have gotten many questions on how it compares to the beloved KTM-00 from KoAloha's Hawaii factory. So I thought I would do a video comparison of the two recorded under identical circumstances using our less compressed recording methods that can show a fairly true tonal rendering if listened to on ...
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2015 Photo Contest Winners

Aloha friends. A big Mahalo to all that participated in the photo contest this year. I don’t know if we will do it again because I hate monitoring votes. We have an advanced way to make sure the contest is fair, but it’s tedious and unfortunate. Of course people can find ways to cheat. But I guarantee our winner was …

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The New KoAlana

Picking an affordable ukulele can be challenging. There are so many on the market and everyone claims to be a great value. What you essentially have though is a lot of different companies putting their label on the same ukes everyone else is buying from Asia and never even opening a box or working with the factory to improve their ...
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2 Kinnard Sopranos Reviewed

We first reviewed Kinnard Ukes a few months back here- John S. Kinnard - Premier Luthier! Since then my Kinnard soprano has become like a little buddy. It hangs next to my computer in arms reach and when I struggle with web design it helps me chill out. Banging on the computer never works, but anyway, I play it daily, ...

Ko’olau CS Custom Orders – 3 Tenors

These are tenors ordered from the "Build a Custom Ko'olau CS" listing at our site here-. This is not even a gamble. These are consistently exceptional. They each have a different string set and sound sample so it's not a comparison blog. Just like to document my favorite ukes here. Enjoy~
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The Cordoba “Mini”

When we were at NAMM this year me and Corey went around to booths in the morning before the show technically started so that we could actually hear the instruments. When we came to the Cordoba booth we were both floored by their new "Mini". What we really like about this instrument is the feel and the sound. They are ...