Original Post By: Daisy Uke Date: 6/16/2006 11:15:07 PM My husband and I were looking at the production(?) numbers in my ukuleles and were impressed by the number of Flukes & Fleas that have been sold. So just for kicks - what are your numbers? (Sounds like an adjustable bed commercial.) Mine are: Flea - 797 Concert Fluke - 14458 Tenor Fluke - 13736 Posted By: Dave-id Date: 6/17/2006 12:06:11 AM My Tenor Beach Fluke is 11,638! I'll have to check my wife's Pineapple Flea when I get home from this work trip. Yes, I always travel with my Fluke! Man they've made one heckava lot of Flukes! Posted By: Dasher Date: 6/17/2006 6:06:01 AM 'Course there's always the possibility that they didn't start numbering with one, isn't there. Posted By: Surfink Date: 6/17/2006 6:28:34 AM The numbers do start at one from what I have been told and my flea is #265.My "Amoeba Music" Fluke is #14167 but is #5 of the limited series. My aqua body "Pool" Fluke is #8437 and is #82 of the limited series. Posted By: Mark 'JazzUkes!' Occhionero Date: 6/17/2006 6:43:29 AM My Flea is #18 (that is eighteen). one more than #17. pistaccio green with rosewood fret board. I ordered it, paid for it in march of the year that it was introduced (2003??). I did not receive it till May. It is signed by both Jim Beloff and Dale Webb. the hang tag is still on the instrument! priceless! Posted By: NinaC Date: 6/17/2006 9:24:32 AM My Tiki Flea has two numbers. One is 351 above the A in Flea, and the other looks like 8285, it's along the lower right. There's also an M and then what looks like an initial, or maybe a number. M30 maybe? Model number? Mine was built right around the beginning of April of this year. Posted By: NinaC Date: 6/17/2006 9:27:35 AM And also I have to add another comment about how sweet this instrument sounds and how well it stays in tune. I just will never understand the bias and snobbery against Fleas. They're amazing, and now that I've had the chance to compare them against some good vintage instruments, I still say they are fantastic-sounding and way underrated. Posted By: Daisy Uke Date: 6/17/2006 9:28:12 AM Yes, the Concerts are M10, Tenors M20 and Fleas M30. Wow, how long do you think it takes to make one Fluke? Posted By: wilkat1 Date: 6/17/2006 10:57:47 AM My Tiki Flea also has two numbers, like VintageFL's; 255 and 7438. (I'm guessing that means the 7,438th flea overall and 255th Tiki?) My tenor Fluke is 15331. Posted By: PhonoFred Date: 6/17/2006 11:10:11 AM My Tiki Flea is 251/7406 Posted By: wilkat1 Date: 6/17/2006 11:24:02 AM Wow, PhonoFred. Our Tikis are nearly twins! Posted By: wilkat1 Date: 6/17/2006 11:27:44 AM You know, the G&L Guitar forum (a fansite not officially affiliated with the company, but the bigwigs in the company occasionally post there) has a registry - a big database of who owns what. You can register your instrument by model, serial number and include such interesting things as fingerboard and color descriptions. It's pretty cool to see which folks own the rarities and such. Maybe FMM should have such a section for their ukes. That would be interesting to see! Posted By: Genius J Date: 6/17/2006 11:56:02 AM I have a Fluke that is dark blue with a moon and stars on it. Apparently there were only 100 of these "camp Fluke" modles made, and mine is number 1. I also have a koa Flea and it's number 4. Posted By: Genius J Date: 6/17/2006 11:56:08 AM I have a Fluke that is dark blue with a moon and stars on it. Apparently there were only 100 of these "camp Fluke" modles made, and mine is number 1. I also have a koa Flea and it's number 4. Posted By: Genius J Date: 6/17/2006 11:56:42 AM I did not mean to post that twice for emphasis. Posted By: DougD Date: 6/17/2006 12:17:10 PM wilkat1 - Could you point me towards that G&L forum? I'd like to check it out. Sorry, I have no Flukes or Fleas, but I don't bash 'em either. Posted By: NinaC Date: 6/17/2006 12:24:37 PM There was a Fluke made with flowers on it that I thought was beautiful. It's not a design they have anymore, wish they did. Posted By: PhonoFred Date: 6/17/2006 1:47:20 PM Was that the Island Fluke Vintage? I liked that one too. Posted By: Pauline Date: 6/17/2006 2:55:40 PM My leopard concert plastic fingerboard Fluke is #2946, L106. Posted By: juke jeff Date: 6/17/2006 3:04:56 PM My Mookulele is a Gibson. Well, Thomas Gibson from Dharma & Greg signed it. He played it in the movie “Raising Waylon”. CBS had a contest and gave the uke away in a drawing to stir up interest in the movie when it aired. I got it from the lucky winner who didn’t play the ukulele. They say Thomas Gibson plays a mean ukulele. The funny thing is, I have not seen the movie yet. I keep missing it. Its number is M10 11203 M186 Posted By: Robtjm Date: 6/17/2006 5:09:02 PM My tenor hibiscus Fluke is number 12890. Posted By: wilkat1 Date: 6/17/2006 5:22:09 PM The G&L Forum can be found at http://guitarsbyleo.com A direct link to the registry is at http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/AUTOREG/autoreg.php3 Posted By: Glenn Date: 6/17/2006 5:33:58 PM I have the Beach Fluke, tenor, #13322/124. Looks just like where I live in Florida. That's why I bought it. Wish they would make Flukes in the normal ukulele shape. Posted By: DougD Date: 6/17/2006 6:15:19 PM Thanks wilkat1 - another great place to waste a lot of time ;) I have a G&L ASAT Special that was my first electric guitar. I've never quite liked the setup - I'll have to get back to that project. Congrats on getting your bari back! Posted By: RagamuffinMusic Date: 6/17/2006 6:31:07 PM My Fluke is and M10 #7878 - in pistaccio green. This is my favorite travel uke hands down. I will "aquire" a pineapple flea asap. Posted By: northern uke Date: 6/17/2006 8:38:04 PM My Tiki King is an M30 #116. The other # is 6286. I have the rosewood fretboard if that makes a difference. Posted By: foolish jac Date: 6/17/2006 9:27:54 PM i bought a Tiki Flea (rosewood board) January 2006, it is #7000. Posted By: RevRob Date: 6/18/2006 8:41:12 AM Fluke M10 9593; Flea M30 072. Posted By: NinaC Date: 6/18/2006 8:46:35 AM January 2006 was #7000, approx. April 1 was #8286. So that's about 400 fleas a month in the first three full months of the year. Posted By: Paul Cundari Date: 6/18/2006 9:47:47 AM M20 Tenor Fluke, Natural finish, purchased August, 2002 Serial # 7998. Posted By: haptown Date: 6/18/2006 5:13:45 PM Mine is a concert Uke Calyptus M10 5459, does anyone know what the M10 stands for? Posted By: NinaC Date: 6/18/2006 7:52:25 PM haptown, those are model numbers -- upthread Daisy Uke posted that the Concerts are M10, Tenors M20 and Fleas M30. Posted By: Dominator Date: 6/18/2006 9:08:06 PM Lava Fluke with pickup - M22 #7133 Posted By: Howie Date: 6/19/2006 12:04:45 AM Fluke Tenor M20 10765 Howie Posted By: Sazerac Date: 6/19/2006 2:36:51 AM I had the Fluke # 005...never liked it and sold it to a friend for next to nothing...a bad idea? Posted By: Craig Date: 6/19/2006 12:33:15 PM My natural tenor fluke, with rosewood fretboard (installed later on) is: 11918. My koa Flea is: 7742. I've owned a concert fluke and another flea, but didn't think I'd need their serial numbers...;) Posted By: Brian (Canada) Date: 6/19/2006 3:19:27 PM Flea #1750, Rosewood fretboard. I have a Concert Fluke #5947. Posted By: Craig Date: 6/19/2006 5:34:50 PM For Daisy, I wonder if Flea Market keeps track of all these numbers? Posted By: chewdog Date: 6/19/2006 6:31:02 PM I just unwrapped my new natural concert Fluke #15102 Posted By: OSOKFENOMAS Date: 6/19/2006 8:24:49 PM my fluke is M10 11304 its the blue one,with the gray stars,my go any were uke love it. Posted By: northern uke Date: 6/19/2006 8:27:02 PM Has anyone determined the meaning of these #'s? Posted By: Daisy Uke Date: 6/19/2006 9:27:45 PM Thanks for everyone's input! I agree that it would be cool to see a registry of some sort on the bulletin board - informal, of course. Not being computer savvy, I don't know how we'd go about that. It has been interesting so far to see who's got what! Here's a go at putting them in order. My apologies if I forgot yours! Flea - M30 4 (Koa) - Genius J 18 - Mark "JazzUkes" 72 - RevRob 265 - Surfink 797 - Daisy Uke 1750 - Brian (Canada) 6286 #116 (Tiki) - Northern Uke 7406 # 251 (Tiki)- Phono Fred 7438 #255 (Tiki)- Wilkat1 7742 Craig 8285 #351(Tiki) VintageFL Concert M10 2946 L106 - Pauline 5459 - haptown 5947 Brain(Canada) 7878 - RagamuffinMusic 9593 - RevRob 11203 #186 - Juke Jeff 11304 - OSOKFEOMAS 14458 - Daisy Uke 15102 - chewdog Tenor M20 7998 - Paul Cundari 10765 - Howie 11638 -Dave-id 11918 - Craig 12890 - Robtjm 13322 #124 - Glenn 13736 - Daisy Uke 15331 - Wilkat1 Unspecified, but still cool: Camp Fluke 1 - Genius J 005 - Sazerac 7133 (Lava) - Dominator 8437 #82 - Surfink 11167 #5 - Surfink Again, I apologize if it's wrong - I've got a messed-up page of numbers i nbad handwriting beside me and it got a bit jumbled. :) Posted By: Dave-id Date: 6/20/2006 2:48:51 PM Thanks Daisy Uke for putting it all together. There's something fun about seeing where everything lands. I agree with wilkat1 that it would be a very cool idea for FleaMarket to keep an on-going archive somewhere of people who wanted to sign ino it. My wife Linda's handpainted Tiki Pineapple Flea is #2098. We got it from Tiki King on eBay before they started being offered as an option at Flea Market, or around the same time. It's the one that started it all, once I heard her play I had to play with that sound too, so I bought a Beach Fluke, and now we both have UAS. And we love it! Posted By: Chris C Date: 6/20/2006 6:54:28 PM Flea 766. Bought used recently on this board - funny, 766 is a significant number for me. It was "the" echange where I grew up. Posted By: NinaC Date: 6/20/2006 8:17:18 PM I will never sell my Flea. It was a gift from a dear friend and my first "real" ukulele. It also was important because it's a Tiki flea, and one of my best friends who carved tikis for a living (and who inspired me to play ukulele) had just died a few months earlier. So I've named it after him. It's just a bonus that it's such a great sounding instrument. Posted By: Manny Date: 6/20/2006 10:27:55 PM i've got a leopard concert fluke, M10 2611, L78; a camp concert, M12 3328, C59; a pool tenor, M22 5500, P7; and a pistachio flea, M30-017...needless to say, i love 'em all. Posted By: -=Swanee=- Date: 6/21/2006 7:45:48 PM My Tiki is my number one traveler. The numbers are 159/6559 Posted By: northern uke Date: 6/21/2006 8:55:20 PM Still no word on what these #'s mean? Posted By: noel v. Date: 6/21/2006 9:58:16 PM M10 10072, Natural Fluke. The uku that started my interest in this great instrument. Amazing how good a ukulele made of plywood & plastic can sound. Least fragile of the growing collection of ukuleles. Nice just to drop it into the gig bag and go. Posted By: Drewkulele Date: 7/4/2007 6:40:20 PM   (Updated: 7/6/2007 4:25:21 PM) Hi, I'm posting this about a year after the last post above, but, for what it's worth, I have a fairly rare, green, "Celtic Fluke" which was a special limited edition of 20 made to commemorate the 1st Ukulele Cielidh Of Nova Scotia in 2005, designed by, and produced for, Dan Frank of Maude's Music in Massachusetts... Anyway, the numbers inside are: M10 - 14294 - 15 which I assume means it's fluke #14294 and #15 of the Celtic edition? Also, for what it's worth, there's no serial numbers listed there, but I�ve set up a little "Fluke Museum" webpage showing all the different styles and designs of the Fluke through the years! Check it out at: http://flukemuseum.blogspot.com/ Posted By: Hikingstevo Date: 7/4/2007 7:11:03 PM My son's Lava Fluke is M10 13761 Posted By: malinh2o Date: 7/4/2007 7:24:56 PM   (Updated: 7/4/2007 7:26:37 PM) My mango Flea is M30 - 7592 Posted By: Hipster44 Date: 7/4/2007 7:30:12 PM I got my Tiki Fluke soon after Christmas this year and it's: M10 16048/28...I ordered it from Tiki King. Just got my B-band Tiki Concert Tuesday and it's:M42 10879/609....I ordered it from MGM with worth strings, free shipping, and what appeared to be a nice really nice discount. Thanks Michael. I haven't played it plugged in yet tho. Posted By: Neal Date: 7/4/2007 8:59:23 PM My Bushman koa concert is #1. Posted By: Genius J Date: 7/4/2007 9:01:43 PM My koa Flea is number 4. My moons/stars camp Fluke is number 1. My snowflake Fluke is number 14. Posted By: Steven Date: 7/4/2007 9:32:26 PM My lemon yellow M30 Flea is #593. I've gigged with it since I got it in 2006 and have nothing but great things to say about it...good sound, easy action, mics well, stable traveler...works for me! Posted By: Tiki King Date: 7/5/2007 10:49:28 AM   (Updated: 4/4/2008 11:20:39 AM) Here is what I got, in the order that I got them... My leopard Fluke is #31 of the Leopard series, #2336 Overall Tiki Fluke My First Design Mine is #29. I sold #1 before I even got to see it. It took 28 more the before I got to keep one! #13646 of Flukes over all "Pistachio" Flea Made before the color name was changed to "Palm"...It is #403 of fleas Overall Pineapple Flea My second design Mine is #1 in the series, #1010 of Fleas Overall Tiki Flea My third design Mine is #1 in the series, #3206 of Fleas Overall Cowboy Fluke My forth design Mine is #3 in the series, #13644 of Flukes Overall "Surf" Fluke My fifth design It is #2 in the series, #15760 of Flukes Overall "Laser Island" Fluke My sixth design is #25 in the series, #16374 of Flukes Overall Tiki "Mug Shot" Fluke My seventh design I Have two, the #1 Prototype with maple neck and Plastic fretboard, and a production model with walnut neck and rosewood fretboard "Barkcloth" Flea My eighth design Mine is #23 in the series, #12487 of Fleas Overall The "Surf" Flea My ninth design Mine is #29 in the series, #12445 of Fleas Overall Posted By: ChefJeff Date: 7/5/2007 7:51:30 PM   (Updated: 7/5/2007 7:52:46 PM) My Tiki Flea with concert neck and rosewood fingerboard from last November has these numbers: 455/9134. I agree with Nancy, I own much "better" ukes now but this Tiki Flea sounds WAY too good to ever sell.... and is great wall art as well. ChefJeff Posted By: pinhead Date: 7/6/2007 3:46:36 PM Tenor surf fluke #16034/24 Posted By: Cthulhu Date: 7/8/2007 1:21:53 PM Tenor Fluke Koa - M20 15584, 66 I will never part with this uke - it is an absolute beauty and plays better than any other uke in my collection. Posted By: devilstone_the_bard Date: 7/9/2007 12:39:44 PM Tiki flea from Jan of 07 #S 524 and 9927! Posted By: honukani Date: 7/9/2007 11:50:38 PM   (Updated: 7/9/2007 11:52:20 PM) My pineapple M30 Flea is 6858. Bought in 2006, but it could have sat on the shelf for a long time. Posted By: Bob K Date: 7/10/2007 8:49:28 PM Deco Fluke Rosewood board M10 #12962 Custom Koa Concert Flea M42 #10192 This is a fun thread! Bob Posted By: bink Date: 10/24/2007 5:02:43 PM koa Flea M40 11472 40 surf Fluke M20 16944 174 Both bought within the last month. Posted By: Clark Turner Date: 10/24/2007 6:01:38 PM   (Updated: 10/24/2007 6:07:11 PM) My "in-residence" Fleas and Flukes are: Fluke M10 No. 14808 natural w/rosewood fretboard. Flea M30 No. 8753 pineapple w/plastic fretboard. Flea M30 No. 10843 mango w/rosewood fretboard. I've got two more-- a Fluke on loan to a friend, and another Fluke with "My Son The Artist" who's going to custom-paint it for me when he gets a Round Tuit. I'll report those numbers later. What Nina said about prejudice: Fleas and Flukes are amazing values, even pitted against instruments costing 5x as much. Moreover, they're tough and can take rough handling and temperature/humidity changes. They sound sweet, have great volume, and terrific tonality. Moreover, the variation from one to another is minimal, reflecting solid quality-control. What's not to like? I just got home from a 3,000 mile trip from Florida to Michigan and through the Appalachians. I took five ukes with me -- a Koaloha, Martin, Pono, and two Fleas. They were all in hard cases, and rode in the back of my F150 (under cover). The Fleas were the only ones that didn't even have to be retuned anywhere along the way. I, too, was a doubter about the Flea and Fluke. Didn't look like ukes, made of plastic, in the USA fergawdssakes! But I'm a convert (got five of them -- must be so). Having said that, I prefer the Flea over the Fluke -- no real sacrifice in sound quality, easier to hold, even a little less expensive. I like the shape better, because it evokes the old Kamaka Pineapples. But I also tend to favor sopranos. YMMV. BTW, for those who still think otherwise -- watch the market. For the last few months, there've been few used Fleas or Flukes offered for less than new price. I think you'll be surprised. If I were in the collecter end of UAS, I'd be stockpiling low-number Fleas with rosewood fretboards (the latter doesn't affect sound quality, but has additional cache in the marketplace). The Market speaks with final authority when it comes to value. Latter-day Martins, that's what the Fleas could become. Posted By: Bill1 Date: 10/24/2007 6:19:01 PM Most places keep records of where their stock is going to and I would be surprised if the Magic Fluke Company did not have some records showing where their stock is going to. Perhaps they could ask if you want to be on a public register when you buy one. Obviously some people would be hesitant because they would not want criminals to know where some of the best sounding ukes are to be stolen from. I think the prejudice comes from three things: One the brand is very successful, two the brand is made in the USA and three the ukes are relatively expensive by the time sales/gst/vat tax etc is added in other countries. Posted By: Howlin' Hobbit Date: 10/26/2007 5:15:20 PM I would *so* love to own a Tiki Flea. I wouldn't care about the number or whatever. I keep saying... one of these days! Many have posted this already but I'll add my "me too!" to the list. I think Fleas are horribly underrated. I want one because... 1. They sound and play great. 2. Tiki King was the first person I found with online recordings when I started to scope around the intartubes for ukulele info. Still love his early tunes (his version of Jada with his friend Matthew is a must have) and the latest stuff with the Idol Pleasures is even better. 3. It looks *way* cool. What was it... oh, yeah... one of these days! HH Posted By: JT_Gigcast Date: 4/2/2008 12:59:54 PM   (Updated: 4/2/2008 2:16:15 PM) M-40 Concert Flea Tiki #832 Flea #12423 Name: King Ooku (it's got to have a name, right?) (Recieved on March 28th 2008 So it's 'bout the newset on the block, for now) See and hear it here http://www.nightgig.com/jt JT Posted By: Boomsurfer Date: 4/2/2008 7:10:34 PM Natural Flea #6774 purchased on FMM and tenor Fluke #17104 from Buffalo Bro's Looks like a concert scale in future...... Posted By: Diane1020 Date: 4/2/2008 7:19:57 PM Island Laser Fluke 16267 Posted By: Allison's R Date: 4/3/2008 12:28:40 PM Flea M42 #11644 Very Happy! Posted By: JT_Gigcast Date: 4/3/2008 1:17:31 PM Hi, Is the 2 in M42 mean its a concert Flea with a rosewood fretboard? I know (Assume): M10 - Fluke M20 - Tennor Fluke M30 - Flea M40 - Concert Flea I/m guessing the 0 is plastic and the 2 would be rosewood? JT Posted By: Allison's R Date: 4/4/2008 11:30:38 AM Bob K also owns an M42, and when I had a look at the registration number in mine it was the same. Standard Flea molding with concert walnut neck, and all the optional finishes/accesories. Very happy with the purchase. Posted By: Carl Date: 4/6/2008 8:31:00 PM Just bought a natural fluke with plastic fretboard at NY Ukefest - 17736. Posted By: northern uke Date: 3/14/2010 8:15:03 PM bump Posted By: coconino Date: 3/15/2010 10:22:47 AM   (Updated: 3/16/2010 9:11:08 AM) I have a Mango Fluke, M10, #842, from the first year of production. Back before the colour Poi-ple ar any of the fancy designs. Before the Flea, the Tenor Fluke and rosewood fretboards. In fact mine has the original style plastic fretboard (without the zero fret) that was changed to allow faster production. I have the original hangtag and a card with a personal note from Phillis. It even has the original strings! Yup, these pre-turn of the century Flukes harken to a simpler time, when Old World Artisans hand crafted instruments using only the finest hardwoods and plastics. Every time I play mine I can feel the history! Posted By: portlandjosh Date: 3/16/2010 1:38:13 AM I have a Mango tenor Fluke. #7782 Got it used from a fellow for $100! What a steal, it is in perfect condition. Love this instrument. I wish I could figure out when its birthday is... Posted By: bassfiddlesteve Date: 3/16/2010 2:45:37 AM Concert Flea with plastic fretboard in Mango finish. M40 13315 - Steve Posted By: ChefJeff Date: 3/16/2010 12:36:15 PM Tiki Flea, concert, rosewood f/b - M40 9134 455 Tiki Mug Fluke, tenor, rosewood f/b - M20 1904 68 Posted By: JohnMc Date: 3/16/2010 10:38:38 PM I have an Island Fluke 629/12113. It has the flowers on it and might be what NinaC was referring to. My wife has a Tiki Flea 3/3257. Both have been getting a workout by a pool in FL and they even went to the Tampa Bay Uke meeting last week. They were happy to see some relatives on stage during the open mic. John Mc Posted By: joe persons Date: 3/17/2010 12:07:44 AM   (Updated: 3/17/2010 3:29:39 PM) Uke Can Change The World Flea, soprano, rosewood fretboard, 65/15612. It was the prize for the FMBB 200,000th post, essay contest. I also have a Pineapple Flea, concert, plastic f/b. Don't have the numbers as it is at school. From the classroom: Pineapple Flea 138/15601 Posted By: CurtSheller Date: 3/17/2010 12:11:05 AM My latest is great sounding Koa Fluke. M20 20859 Curt Posted By: Wednesday Date: 3/17/2010 9:02:20 AM Howdy...what have we here... Mango Fluke, concert size, M10, 16022 Celtic Flea, soprano, M30, 7273, "11" Celtic Flea, concert size, wooden fretboard upgrade (how many of these out there??) M40, 11094, "22" Posted By: Craig Date: 3/17/2010 6:37:04 PM I'm AMAZED that this thread is still alive! I've got a whole new set of Fluke 'n Flea products. I'll have to look them up since I keep one of them at work!

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