September 2017

Tiki Bars and Tiki Cocktail Bars: An Attempt to Keep Things on Track

From the Fall 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY SVEN KIRSTEN The ongoing tiki revival owes much to the craft cocktail resurgence. First hesitatingly, then fervidly, a new generation of mixologists embraced the books of tiki cocktail author Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, and his research…

Check Out Ooktown: The Podcast for Ukulele Fans

Each month, hosts Stuart Yoshida and Doug Brown wrangle guests to talk about the ukulele for their OokTown podcast. Since launching in 2011, OokTown has interviewed many familiar members from the ukulele community, including Aldrine Guerrero, Victoria Vox, “The Ukulele Teacher,”…

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Echo Uke Vintage Ukulele

Great Ukes: The Echo-Uke: A Vintage Ukulele with a Secret

From the Fall 2017 issue of Ukulele | STORY AND PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY To many, vintage Hawaiian ukuleles look fairly alike: All of them are soprano-sized and most have thin-waisted, Spanish-guitar-shaped bodies built from koa wood. They differ primarily…