If you’re registered at TheUkuleleSite.com then you should know about our monthly giveaways and contests. Our winners have been randomly selected a few times. Then we did the ukulele trivia, last month we did a video contest, and this month was a photo contest. A Kamaka was at stake, so it got serious. In the last week, Janice Denton of Nashville …
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The Godin Ukulele- MultiUke Review
Robert Godin began making guitars in 1972 in Quebec Canada. By the eighties he had a successful factory of talented craftsman and was doing great work, but for other major manufacturers. Never publicly acknowledged, but I believe the Martin Shenandoah Series guitars were made by Godin. Eventually he focused on his own brands with Godin being the most innovative. As ...
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Kanile’a Offers a New Satin
Kanile'a ukulele previously offered two finishes, satin or gloss. We often refer to their gloss finish as a UV finish. Conveniently misused term, UV isn't a type of finish. It's a method of curing finish. With powerful UV lights the lacquer dries within seconds rather than hours, days, and much longer like traditional nitrocellulose lacquer finish take to fully cure and ...
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Aurora by Luna – Ukulele Review
It's kind of scary when an import "budget" brand comes out with a cheaper line. Corners have already been cut, affordable has already been the goal. So when a brand like Luna comes out with a sub brand like Aurora, I usually hold off. But these four ukes that Luna showed at the 2013 NAMM were eye catchers and I ...
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Two New Tenor Models from Kanile’a Ukulele
At this years NAMM (music trade show) Kanile'a ukulele showed two new models to their line up. Previously these instruments would have been labeled "custom tenor", but they are now the KSTP and KSDLX. The KSTP is an all koa tenor with a slotted headstock. The KSDLX has a spruce top and koa sides and back. Slothead All Koa - ...
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Twinkle Twinkle on Ukulele – Jazz chord Melody
Aaron Crowell manages to help people full time at our store and still run his own music school! He always has a nonchalant way of getting it done, and if you ever get a chance, grab a skype lesson from him. Sometimes of few ideas can really add to your musical undeerstanding. Here's the tabs and video for Aaron's own sophisticated version ...
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A Rhumba Rythym for Uke
This is another quick lesson from Aaron. They'll be much more ukulele tips and ideas to come, only found here at TheUkuleleReview. Subscribe at the side bar and you'll only receive an email when there is a new post. No sales on this side of HMS, just free resources for the peeps. Aloha from your friends in Hawaii! A hui ...
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Imua Ukulele
Imua is a new ukulele company located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jorma Winkler heads the company. His family has been wood cutter's for many years, and a few years ago Jorma decided to cross over and use the koa for ukes. This became Honu and Big Island Ukulele. Jorma had these made overseas, Vietnam I believe, with Hawaiian woods he provided. Now ...
KoAloha Tenor- Regular or Slim?
KoAloha is a small ukulele factory here on Oahu and a household name here in the islands. They were started in the mid 90's when Alvin Okami, engineer, inventor, musician that he was, designed a totally new ukulele. Because Alvin came from other fields of study, he had an entirely different approach to the support and resonance of an ukulele. ...
Comparing Kamaka HF1 – HF3L
Soon we will offer this upgrade on all brands and models with friction keys so stay tuned. Thanks for hangin’ out at the review, and for sharing your experience. Aloha~