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Original Post By:
ookey
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Date: 5/4/2008 12:52:40 AM |
| They are a great company at quantity production of good quality ukes at affordable prices. But with that kind of volume, I'm wonderfing if they are massed produced in China or Korea? |
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Posted By:
musicguymic
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Date: 5/4/2008 12:56:13 AM
(Updated: 5/4/2008 1:10:36 AM)
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answered many times to you ookey Southern China i think I'll expand
These are Chinese
Lanikai, Ohana, Vineyard, Clear water, Stagg, Hula Ukes, Kalas, Hamano, Mahalo, Hilo, Duke Kahanomoku, Morelli, Sunburst, Bushman, Galveston. Rogue, Fortune, Tempo, Johnson, Oscar Schmidt, Leolani, OMI, Santini, Koa Pili Koko, and countless others....
These are made in Hawaii
Kamaka
Koaloha
Koolau
Kanilea
Gstring
Kelii
Maui Music
Made in Phillipines
Hana
Mele
Nice
Made In Korea
some bugsgears
Applause
Kiwayas some older models
and the list goes on
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Posted By:
MKnut
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Date: 5/4/2008 2:56:20 AM |
| Are there any Japanese makes that are sold in the US?
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Posted By:
musicguymic
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Date: 5/4/2008 3:03:00 AM |
| Kiwaya is probably the only one on a consistant basis now.
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Posted By:
~~ KENT in Surf City ~~
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Date: 5/4/2008 12:01:22 PM
(Updated: 5/4/2008 12:01:56 PM)
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| ~~~ Remembah dat LYMANA iz also from HONOLULU, HAWAI'I & iz da'kine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Posted By:
Teletodd
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Date: 5/4/2008 12:04:39 PM
(Updated: 5/4/2008 12:04:51 PM)
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| In a big oak tree by keebler elves.
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Posted By:
ookey
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Date: 5/5/2008 12:01:32 AM |
Mike
I haven't seen this question on FMM answered many times, (otherwise I wouldn't have posted it!) Not sure what you mean. Regardless, thanks for the response and the list of where ukes are built. Very interesting.
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Posted By:
shawn
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Date: 5/5/2008 3:41:24 AM |
Hey gang,
If your looking for some nice ukes from Japanese luthiers don't forget these guys...
Takahashi Shinji
M's Craft
Shimo Guitars
best,
Shawn
ukulelefriend.com
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Posted By:
William
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Date: 5/5/2008 12:27:48 PM |
The Oscar Schmidt OU250 Bell is made in Indonesia of Trembesi wood.
Lehua is made in Portugal
Pacific Ukuleles is from Australia
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Posted By:
hoaryhead
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Date: 5/6/2008 3:19:34 PM |
| Aahh, the much sought-after Trembesi wood.
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Posted By:
Teletodd
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Date: 5/6/2008 3:52:55 PM |
| Larrivees were made in Canada. Some Martins are made in Pennsylvania, some in Mexico.
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Posted By:
musicguymic
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Date: 5/7/2008 12:43:26 AM |
| teletod there are also a few Japanese Martins floating around....anyone still have one??? I dont think they were really sold to general public i had one which was I think a sample for Martin to approve....
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Posted By:
MKnut
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Date: 5/7/2008 1:41:17 AM |
| Well, as long as we're globetrotting, my Dunn hails from the Great White North as well...
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Posted By:
ChefJeff
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Date: 5/7/2008 9:31:16 AM
(Updated: 5/7/2008 9:36:42 AM)
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Ré Trembesi wood:
Actually, it's quite nice, whatever it is.
Last week I threw in a "what the hell" bid of $195 on one of those Oscar Schmidt Bell ukes and was the only bidder (hmmm, is there a message there?). Supposedly built in the same factory as Ponos, the Bell lists for $399 (yeah, right) and they usually sell for about $279 to $299 so the price was right but frankly, I wasn't expecting much. When it arrived, I was very pleasantly surprised.
It's actually very nicely made with all the bits and pieces properly fitted and some very nice wood front, back and sides. The top of the saddle tilted towards the treble side but after block sanding that level the action is quite playable (.100" at the 12th). After changing out the crap strings that came with it for a set of Fremonts (said to be be like Worth Clears and now that I've tried them I agree) it sounds quite good. The Bell-shaped concert body even handles a wound Low-G nicely.
George did a very accurate mini-review on his blog: http://gx9901ukes.blogspot.com/ (scroll down to Monday, April 14, 2008). I agree with George that this is a good but not great ukulele, nice as a novelty and quite playable but not going to make you sell your customs.
So whatever Trembesi really is (reclaimed pallets, maybe?), it looks and sounds pretty nice to me.
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Posted By:
Teletodd
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Date: 5/7/2008 10:07:13 AM |
| I thik trembesi is a relative of the kapok family; the stuff inside life vests that makes them float. Kapokus trembesius.
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Posted By:
Vic Edmonds
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Date: 5/9/2008 1:20:36 AM
(Updated: 5/9/2008 12:35:31 PM)
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| I saw some koa Lanikai tenors tonight at Sylvan Music in Santa Cruz CA for $690. The label said "Made in Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii." They were really very nice ukes, good looking koa, clear warm sound, comfortable feel. I'd put them between a Pono and a Kamaka, which is how they are priced. Are they being made by someone who makes another label?
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Posted By:
Learner
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Date: 5/9/2008 12:55:45 PM |
MGM has indicated before that these are made by Kanilea, also located in Kaneohe.
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Posted By:
rbeetsme
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Date: 6/30/2009 7:30:50 AM |
| Don't forget the Cole Clark, made down under from Australian Blackwood. Really nice uke. Let's see, good old American made ukes: Black Bear, LoPrinzi, DaSilva, Compass Rose and others. BTW: Ordered a custom built from Lori out west, good builder who sells here occasionally, nice ukes, great prices.
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Posted By:
warndt
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Date: 6/30/2009 9:14:11 AM |
| Mainland Ukes = Mainland China
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Posted By:
Tom B.
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Date: 6/30/2009 10:39:07 AM
(Updated: 6/30/2009 10:57:33 AM)
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Asturias Ukuleles come from Japan, but I think only one shop in the U.S carries them: Schoenberg Guitars in Tiburon, California.
http://www.om28.com
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Posted By:
FiL
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Date: 6/30/2009 10:41:13 AM |
Also American: Flukes and Fleas, of course.
This thread would make a nice Wikipedia page, if it isn't one already.
- FiL
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Posted By:
pippin
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Date: 6/30/2009 7:05:15 PM |
Oscar Schmidt are no longer made in China. They are now made in Indonesia and Java.
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Posted By:
allenhopkins
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Date: 7/1/2009 2:22:13 AM |
Trembesi:
Pohon Trembesi (Rain Tree)
Species: Samanea saman
Synonyms: mimosa saman, calliandra saman, acasia propinquce, inga cinerea, pithecellobium saman.
Common name: rain tree, coco tamarind, acacia preta, french tamarind, saman, monkey pod.
Family: mimosaceae (leguminoceae).
A large, tropical tree growing up to 180' tall with a crown up to 240 ft broad although they are smaller in the sub - tropics.
It is a beautiful shade tree.
The vergreen leaves are alternate bipinate, while the flowers are small pinkish - green.
Rain tree has flat oblong seedpods containing oblong brown seeds.
Medicinal applications: In Venuzuela, the roots used against stomach cancer.
In the West Indies, the seeds are chewed for sore throat.
Lots of Indonesian-made trembesi furniture. Described as "like mahogany" or "the new koa." However, if they're building coffee tables out of it in Jakarta, probably not yet an endangered species.
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Posted By:
rbeetsme
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Date: 7/1/2009 8:12:01 AM |
| Explains the coffee cup rings on the back of the bell.
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