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Ukulele Luthiers and Manufactures 100+

Ukulele builders, luthiers and manufactures from around the globe

Ukulele Luthiers and Manufactures 100+ (ukuleleInstruments.shtml) | Updated: 14-May-2008 - 22:12

Ukulele Luthiers, Builders & Manufactures

100+ Ukulele Builders and Luthiers from Around the World

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Featured Luthier: Ko’olau 'Ukulele and Guitar Company

QUICKPIC - Here are a few luthiers to check out first: Duane Heilman - Black Bear Ukuleles, Mike DaSilva - DaSilva Ukulele Co., Joel Eckhaus - Earnest Musicial Instruments, Dave Means - Glyph Custom Ukuleles and The Kitakis Family of Ko'olau Guitar & 'Ukulele Company

Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement by Curt Sheller Publications or Curt Sheller. For a quality ukulele by a reputable builder start with the luthiers mentioned above.

I personally have had and three Pono tenor ukuleles from the Ko'olau Guitar & 'Ukulele Company, and till one one- a cutaway Koa tenor that plays great. I also have a G-String Tenor.

Featured Luthier - Ko'olau Guitar & 'Ukulele Company

The Ko'olau Guitar & 'Ukulele Company is owned and operated by the Kitakis Family: John and Susan Kitakis, and Sons Noa (Bonk) and Andrew. Ko'olau makes some of the finest ukulele available. With the addition of their new Pono line the the quality bar has been raised for an affordable ukulele. I've personally owned several of the Ponos and getting a couple more this summer.

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Ko’olau Gold 'Ukulele Strings are professional quality strings, preferred by performers and recording artists.

(Ed.) These are the strings that I use on all my ukuleles. If you haven't tried the Ko’olau strings in a while, these are really nice strings. As guitar player I searched for years for great string from my guitars and when I found them I haven't needed to explore or switch in many years. I can now say the same for ukulele strings.

(from Ko’olau site) - The new Ko’olau Gold strings “feel” different. They have a smoother texture than the previous nylon strings. The rough textured string was due to the extrusion cutting process performed in order to retain uniform gauged diameters throughout the length of the string, which affects volume, tone and true notation up the fretboard. The new nylons are made of a special polyamid nylon, then milled by an innovative laser cutting process, insuring perfect gauged diameters, and eliminating the need for “rectifying” cutting knives which result in a rough, textured surface. Throughout the years Ko’olau has received requests for a smoother feel to our strings, and prior to this new laser cut, a uniform string was not possible. The new polyamid laser cut string also has a “pre-stretched” feel and tension, resulting in a very short “break-in” period.

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Akulele Ukuleles
Joseph Todaro
Todaro's Music
28 N. Lansdowne Ave.
LansdownePA 18901
PHN: 610-623-35556

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Akulele

Anahola Stringed Instruments
Mickey Sussman
Kaua'i, HI 18901

Applause Ukuleles
Made by Ovation Guitars (Kaman Music)

Links

Harmony-Central user reviews: Applause UAE148 Ukulele

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Applause

Info click here to view more info

Aria & Company
12-2 Kanda-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 466-0077
(Japan)

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Aria

Harmony-Central user reviews: link

Info click here to view more info

Aria now has the D'Aquisto name and is making a series of guitar based on the same original D'Aquisto models. Here is the D'Aquisto DQ-JZ model after Jim Halls Jimmy D'Aquisto built guitar. [ link: www.ariausa.com/daquisto/index.html ]

Asturias Guitar Company
Kobe, Japan

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Asturias

Ayers Guitar
Ayers Music Co. Ltd.
13F-1, No.139, Kien Kwo N.Rd., Sec. 2
Taipei, Taiwan 104
Tel: 886-2-2505-8856
Fax:886-2-2501-3934

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(from their site) Cheng Fa Huang is the founder of Ayers Guitar. In the early 1970s, Taiwan was invaded by the US pop culture. Country, Rock n Roll, & Folk music became the most popular music in Taiwan. Cheng Fa, as a teenager, was interested and attracted to the sound of guitar. With a very determined and focused mind, Cheng Fa decided to enter the guitar industry.

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Bandy Studios
Joseph Bandy
21 Spring Lane
Danville, CA 94526
(925) 785-5743

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Bandy

The Bean Sprout Banjo Ukulele Company
Aaron Keim & Heidi Litke
CO

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(from the Bean Sprout web site ) Finally a Banjo Ukulele that is ready for the 21st century! Bean Sprout banjo ukuleles are loud and bright but with a woody depth.  Just what you need to cut through the band and get the volume you need, while producing the pleasing sound that you want!

Bear Creek Guitars
Luthier Bill Hardin
Kula, Maui, Hawaii
(HST) 808-878-8082
Fax 808-878-3325
Toll Free 1-877-622-8216

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Bear_Creek

Beltona
Old Parua Bay Road, R.D.5
Whangarei, New Zealand

Northern Hemisphere contact: www.northpacificproductions.com

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Beltona

Black Bear Ukuleles
Duane Heilman
Yakima, WA

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Black_Bear

Ukuleles are sold on eBay by the luthier Duane Heilman of Black Bear Ukuleles.

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Boat Paddle Ukulele Co.
2340 Enochs Knob Rd.
New Haven, MO 63068
Phone: 573-237-8883, 8-5PM weekdays

The Box-A-LeLe Company
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
BoxaleleCo@aol.com

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Box-A-LeLe

Benoit de Bretagne
Atelier de Lutherie
191 rue du Village
62170 Bernieulles - France
Tél: 03.21.06.07.36

Links

Info

More information available on listings's web site.

Dale Brown
Dale's Ukuleles
db@dalesukuleles.com

Brüko Ukuleles
Friederike and Hubert Pfeiffer
Flugplatzstraße 27
97318 Kitzingen
Germany
Phone 0049-9321-36181
Fax 0049-9321-32545

Links

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(from their site) - There are more than 100 years of experience in every Brüko ukulele.

The tradition of our family business began in 1890, when master luthier Alois Kollitz started producing violins and working up tone woods in Rothau (Sudetenland).

Martin Brunkalla
Illinois ZIP
Phone: 815-568-0819

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(from their site) - Martin resides in the Chicago area and with the exception of one year has been a lifelong resident of Illinois.  At a young age, he inherited his father's fascination with how things worked, how they were made, and why they were made the way they were. This fascination led to a wide variety of interests including cycling, geology, metalworking, woodworking, astronomy, aviation, the space program, all things mechanical, and music of all types.

Bucks Music Company
40 Sand Road
New Britain, PA 18901
PHN: (215) 345-0616
FAX: (215) 348-8761

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Buckulele

BugsGear.com
Stringnet Co., Ltd
Iwasaki Bldg 4th Fl Honcho 4-19-13
Nakanoku, Toyko
164-0012 Japan
Phone 81-3-3380-434/1435
Fax 81-3-3380-1439

Jason Burns Instrument Repair
3027 Central Ave.
Birmingham, AL 35209
205 879 4868

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Cascade String Instruments
CSA Music Company
ESI Distribution, LTD
428 Hemphill Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Toll Free: 877-604-TONE (8663)

Links

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(from their site)

Cascade 1UC-C1 Ukulele

The Cascade 1UC-C1 Ukulele is crafted with a mahogany body, geared tuners, and a bound mahogany neck for brilliant sound at an affordable price. Each Cascade Ukulele is inspected by a skilled technician to assure smooth fret ends, precision low action, and resonant sound quality. All ukuleles include a durable Cascade gig bag.

T&K Ceniza
Waianae, Hawaii

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Ceniza

Chantus Music
Luthier: William King
POB 4423
Austin TX 78765-4423
512-459-3289

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Jean Paul Charles
Ladeira do Boqueirão 3
Centro Histórico - Sto. Antônio
Santo Antônio - Salvador-Bahia / Brasil
CEP: 40301.360
Fone: (71) 326.2773

Links

Makes an acoustic Cavaquinho (D,G,B,D tuned) follows the traditional Brazilian design, with only a few differences: a flat peghead (not slotted) for a better stiffness and crossed braces under soundboard. Can also be tuned and played as a genuine Ukulele

Coog Instruments and Folk Art
147 Sacramento Ave
Santa Cruz, CA
Tel: 831 425 4933

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Coog

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DaSilva Ukulele Co.
Luthier Mike DaSilva
2547 8th Street, Suite 28
Berkeley, CA 94710
510 649-1548
510 291-2943 fax

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: DaSilva

Made by Hand: Mike DaSilva Ukuleles

Here is a great video by Michael Levin and Witt Monts titled Made by Hand of luthier Mike DaSilva in his show.

The uke man maketh

By Jennifer Modenessi
Contra Costa Times

YOU PROBABLY wouldn't guess it from the stacks of wood piled almost to the roof of his Berkeley workshop, but Michael DaSilva never set out to become a ukulele maker.

"I didn't grow up with enough music," says the soft-spoken 50-year-old Oakland resident and lone proprietor of the DaSilva Ukulele Co. "I think I was a little bit starved."

Looking around his studio, you'd never know it.

more at: Contra Costa Times

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(from their site) - DaSilva Ukulele Co. in Berkeley, California is the workshop of Michael DaSilva where he makes high-quality , handcrafted ukuleles. You will also find the full-line of RISA Solid and Electric instruments and inexpensive beginner ukes. The shop is also host to house concerts, ukulele lessons and workshops, the occasional jam session and meetings of the Berkeley Ukulele Club. Check the Calendar for events.

Davidson Instruments
Phil Davidson
Unit 5
Bury Hill Farm
Wick, UK

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Davidson

DeCava Archtop Guitars
James R. DeCava
369 Nichols Avenue
Stratford, CT 06614
203 377 0096

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DeVine Guitars and Ukuleles
Luthier: Eric Devine
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Phone: (808) 298-6299

Digging Stick Ukuleles
Bemidji, MN

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Donmo Resonator Guitars
Don Morrison
Adelaide, South Australia
Phone: (08) 8362 1317 International Phone: 61 8 8362 1317

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Donmo

Atelier Maurice Dupont
20 rue de Port-Boutiers
16100 Boutiers Saint-Trojan (Cognac)
FRANCE
Tél (0)5 45 32 54 10 . Fax (0)5 45 35 47 90

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Earnest Musicial Instruments
Joel Eckhaus, Luthier
12 Fairlawn Ave.
S. Portland, ME 04106
207 799-9788

Links

Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Earnest

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Makes an archtop Tenor guitar as well as other Tenor models.

Boaz Elkayam
Phone: 011-972-54-449-6427
boaz@boazguitars.com

Ukulele

Epiphone
Owned by Gibson

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A division of Gibson

Harmony-Central user reviews: link

Masterbuilt Ukulele Collection

epi The Joe Pass Emperor II is a great guitar for someone just getting into jazz guitar. Inexpensive ($699 - $729) and also available in a left handed model($729). Features include a laminated maple neck and body; solid rosewood bridge; gold tuners and tailpiece; multiple bound body, neck

Scale: 24 3/4" scale

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