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New 2013 Islander Models

New Islanders are in and they are beautiful! This batch sports wood bindings, bevels, and all kinds of really tasty features. They feel great, look great, and sound great. What more can you want? Oh, more money to buy one? Well, work on that because these are the best Islanders ever! Here's a sample of 6 new models from Kanilea's ...
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Kala Brand Ukulele

For that price you are getting an ukulele that sounds nice, plays well, and looks good as well! That’s what we call value.

Lanikai UkeSB

I saw these at NAMM but dismissed it because having USB on board is impractical, for most. Not many people record only uke and you can get an interface for fairly cheap that allows you to plug in a uke, or a microphone for vocals or other instruments. But there may be some that just want to record ukulele. Perhaps ...
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Andrew Molina Begins His Journey

Andrew is a 21 year old from Maui that just released his first CD "The Beginning". Andrew's dad, Jay, has been a full time bassist/vocalist his whole life and his dad was a professional saxophone player. Jay tried to get his son to play bass, but at the age of 13 he found his calling. In one visit to Borders ...
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KoAloha Solid Body Tenor Electric!

This is a 7 piece neck-thru solid body tenor from the ever innovative KoAloha company. Not only is it the coolest thing I've ever seen but the sounds you can get are endless! KoAloha knocks this one out of the park. Check this out! When we get ukes like this they go up at The Ukulele Site and don't last ...
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Two KoAloha Tenor Bodies Compared

KoAloha is a wonderful group of craftsman and artists making killer ukes here on Oahu. They began in the mid 90's when Alvin Okami, engineer, inventor, musician that he was, designed a unique instrument with a voice like no other. Because Alvin came from other fields of study, he had an entirely different approach to the support and resonance of ...
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Acacia or Mahogany?

That's a common question and I find it hard to take sides. Pono is very consistent at this point. On top of that, these woods are a similar density. Both have a .54 specific gravity. The Mahogany is slightly lighter at 34lb/ft while Acacia is 42 lb/ft, and both are close to Hawaiian Koa which is approximately 41lb/ft and .55 ...
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Moore Bettah Ukulele – 2 Tenor’s

Feast your eyes on two heart stopping tenors custom made by Big Island Luthier, Chuck Moore. They look amazing and sound even better. Huge, lively, warm, clean, and just a beautiful sound from both the spruce top and the all koa. Both instruments belong to my friend Stan. Not 4 Sale. Just a review, but  words won't do justice.  In ...
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A Dangerous Spin on Uke Tone!

I'm talking about the ceiling fan in my office. It terrorizes my sweet ukulele sounds. Sucks them in and chops them up like a sushi chef. What am I talking about? The vibrato created by my fan makes uke play unbearable! So I turn it off, but it gets hot! Have fan companies addressed this problem with their circulation methods? ...