Stepping Back Into the Sunshine

Oct 5, 2018 | FEATURED

2018 has been a… significant year. The most significant event was that my Dad died May, 24, 2018. After a difficult few years, he passed away quietly of natural causes. While I could see it coming for some time, when he actually died, I wasn’t quite as...

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

The New Drilled-Through Bridge In our most recent ukulele builds we’ve changed over to a drilled-through bridge. There are a number of reasons for this and we’ll go over them here. Besides looking very clean and simple, the drilled-through bridge offers...

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...