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3 Tenors – Not THE Three Tenors, just 3 tenors
They are coincidently named Luciano, Placido and Jose... and they no doubt can sing, but these are not those three tenors. These are three tenors that came through our shop concurrently and although they may have some similarities they are each unique. First...
Matanuska is our first commemorative T-shirt
™Our first commemorative shirt is the image from Matanuska's back. We'll be releasing these shirts periodically just for fun. The shirts will have the Iriguchi Ukuleles logo on the front and a big image of the ukulele on the back. Smile when you play that!
Busy, productive week in the shop
As you can see from this picture, we are super busy in the shop. We just completed a fat-bottom tenor and an acoustic concert (with a cool new side port). And there's a lot going on. In this picture are three acoustic tenors, 1 acoustic concert and if you look very...
Ancient Ukulele found near the Matanuska River in Alaska
An ancient stringed instrument was found this week on the banks of the Matanuska River in Alaska. Unusually high flows in the spring had cut deeply into the river banks exposing long buried strata and this incredible ukulele, dubbed "Matanuska" The astounding...
The Happy Ukulele Shirt Shop is open and they have Iriguchi Ukulele Shirts
The Happy Ukulele has opened a shirt shop and they have Iriguchi Ukulele shirts! Now owners and fans of Iriguchi Ukuleles can wear our colors proudly. They have all kind sof shirts in lots of colors and they even have sweatshirts and hats too! Click on the banner...
F1
Formula 1, the cutting edge, Black Box, Area 51...this is our current concept ukulele. It's an asymmetric, semi-hollow, flattop, electric tenor that is built for speed. It's executed in Padauk and Curly Maple giving it a nearly unbelieveable cardinal and gold color....