Looking forward to 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | FEATURED

2017 has been a watershed year. It’s been a year of unforeseen events that have significantly altered our view of the world as well as our role in it. These events have not been ukulele related, in fact the ukulele part of our life, in stark contrast, has been a...

Palm Strings Ukulele Festival III

Feb 15, 2017 | 2017 Palm Strings III, FEATURED

Festival season is about to begin and we are heading to Palm Springs to open our year. 2016 was a challenging year with Diana having back surgery in May and me having shoulder surgery in August, but all things considered, we’re both doing pretty darn well....

What’s with the bridge?

Feb 13, 2017 | FEATURED, lutherie

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Cutting soundboards and backboards

Oct 28, 2016 | FEATURED

As I rehabilitate my shoulder, I’m doing what I can in the shop, making the various bits and pieces I need for building our ukuleles. I’ve got some beautiful Poplar and a nice piece of Mango that we’ve been cutting up. Poplar is so varied. It’s...

Headless or not? That is the question.

Oct 18, 2016 | FEATURED, short-scale bass

Headless or not? As we’ve been playing our first solid body electric basses, we’ve definitely noticed the weight, particularly after playing ukuleles. Our v1.x basses, while lighter than most full-size basses, still are quite hefty. So the notion of going...