Mahalo MR1RD Soprano Ukulele - Red

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What really makes Luna instruments stand out is their fascinating designs. Luna’s signature designs feature unique colors, tattoos, henna designs, exotic woods, symbolic elements, and landscapes from wood patterns to name a few. Reflective of their name, many fretboard inlays feature moon phases, a signature of Luna ukes. The Uku Owl concert ukulele is a popular choice, and the Uku Tattoo Mahogany Concert ukulele is claimed to be the world’s best selling ukulele. Luna offers highly aesthetic, quality instruments for reasonable prices, which has built them an avid fanbase. The “Luna Tribe” is collectively anyone who owns a Luna instrument, and is an active community on social media platforms. A leading acoustic guitar brand, Alvarez also offers some decent ukulele options. You will find there are several guitar makers that have started to make ukuleles in the past few decades. Established in 1965, Alvarez is owned by St. Louis Music, one of the largest distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America. The name Alvarez started as the company’s Spanish guitar line and then became a brand of its own. We have every type of ukuleles for sale so you browse our range and be sure to find one little beauty to suit your needs and style. It may be small, but the ukulele is a serious instrument in its own right. Originally from Hawaii, it gained popularity throughout the United States during the early 20th century, then eventually internationally.

Yvonne de Villiers is the visionary designer for Luna, and co-founder. Partnered with Alex Morgan, a freelance designer from the U.K., they design the instruments that are sent to be manufactured in China or Korea, which are then inspected and set up when they return to headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Their instruments are designed with great tonewoods and sound fantastic. The Kasha bracing system is used on many of their models, which uses 24 different tone bars to stabilize the top and spread out the vibrations while playing. This creates a more open sound with a bigger range of frequencies. Models with this bracing system will have the tone hole in an unusual place, such as in the top corner of the instrument to make room for the bracing. Construction of Kala ukuleles is under full-time quality control, and every instrument receives a final inspection before it is put up for retail. Kala instruments are designed and constructed to have the best intonation possible through precise measurements and detailed placements. Kala creates quality instruments and beautiful sound, without breaking the bank.Crafted by Master Luthier Eric Devine, DeVine is known as some of the best handmade ukuleles in the world. From the home of the ukulele, DeVine specializes in custom guitars and ukuleles and are known for their unique soundhole placements. If you are shopping around, the first thing to determine is how much you are planning to spend. Solid wood ukuleles are generally superior to laminate or solid wood tops ukes, but come at a higher price and require more care and maintenance. The age and/or experience level of the player of the instrument may also influence which brand and ukulele are best. For young kids, high durability may be desired, while a professional is going to look for the best sound quality and materials, and even extra “bells and whistles”.

We carry a great range of ukulele cases, straps, capos, Stands and ukulele strings, so we have most things covered. As a brand, Ko’olau is known for their refusal to compromise standards of craftsmanship, so their instruments are of high quality which is reflected in their prices. So they created a separate, more affordable line, called Pono, to be made on the island of Java in Indonesia, which has a history of great woodworking. Pono uses the same professional construction methods and includes a variety of solid woods, bone nuts and saddles, and features high quality tuners. In general, Ko’olau has become the custom line while Pono is their manufactured duplicates at a more affordable price. Pono is made under the direct supervision of Ko’olau and is highly regarded.At Red Cow we specialize in concertinas including English, Anglo and Duet, from new starter instruments at a few hundred pounds, to hand built concertinas at many thousands. The Morrison family have been selling musical instruments for over 40 years and have a great reputation for good quality, great prices and foremost great service. Lohana also offers the Spalted Maple bundle and the Electric Cutaway each in concert and tenor sizes, and lastly the LU-B, baritone ukulele. While their instruments are not the top of the line, all Lohanu ukuleles and accessories are under an unconditional lifetime warranty, itching them a spot on our list. Lohana stands by their instruments and provides excellent customer service. A trusted brand and maker of ukuleles, Lanikai was founded in 2000 and is distributed by Hohner, a company with an extensive history of producing quality folk instruments such as harmonicas and accordions. Mike Upton, the founder and owner of Kala, actually worked for Hohner prior to starting Kala and was involved in beginning the Lanikai line. Through Hohner, Upton started the Lanikai line and developed ukulele sales in Hawaii, and was the first to do large scale ukulele sales at a moderate price. We are Main Dealers for Kala, Lanikai, Risa, Magic Fluke, Pono, Baton Rouge, Risa, Ohana,Enya,Uma and Snail Ukuleles. You will play the [F], [Am], [G], [C] ukulele chords while playing Red with your ukulele in the F key, original tone of the song. How Do You Strum Red On Ukulele?