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Evening rolls down after a hard day on the ranch – ranch hands and pi-pi alike are resting. The sun starts to set and light paints the sky with bright colors. The trade winds...
The Takusagawa Model is a tenor ukulele built with warm tones and high resonance. Rosewood and spruce is the perfect combination for this purpose! The radiused fretboard is also implemented...
This Baritone Ukulele is just fo’ dat! When we cruise out with our friends to go kanikapila, we’d always bring all kine sounds, but nevah fo’get da Baritone! Whether you tune ‘em like...
This customer wanted something in light wood tones and bold, dramatic accents. Quilted maple came to mind and beautiful Santos Rosewood was worked into all the accents.
This is an...
Although Carob wood is not considered “exotic”, it sure is beautiful! The grain and shades for red, pink and cream, paired well with another uncommon wood, bloodwood. This is an “Elite”...
I met UkeKurt and felt a kin-ship right away. He had dreamed about a beautiful ukulele and described it in detail to me. Immediately, I wanted to build it.
I wanted a super beautiful...
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Learn more about Hāmākua Musical Instruments (HMI) and its principle luthier Ross Yamamoto.