Hluth
Well-known member
I wasn’t posting here when the Boat Paddle ukulele name was changed, and wasn’t able to participate when there were some discussions about the topic. So, I’m going to weigh in as the maker of these instruments with the actual reasons for the name change. Here are the three primary reasons:
1. The Boat Paddle name no longer represents the work I am doing now. The name Boat Paddle came about to describe an instrument I was making when I had only made one or two. I no longer make this instrument and just about everything about its construction has changed.
2. The name Boat Paddle gave the wrong image. I literally had people come to my shop asking me to make boat paddles (the kind you paddle with), and had regular phone calls like “why is my Evinrude missing on the fourth cylinder”. This was a constant annoyance
3. I’ve reached a point in my experience where I feel I have made my product much better than some of the earlier Boat paddles that are still out there. Hoffmann ukuleles will start with a level of quality that can be trusted more than a name that represents some good and some not-so-good instruments.
Moving forward, I’m very excited about making high quality Hoffmann ukuleles based on all I learned while under the name Boat Paddle. I urge all Boat Paddle fans to realize that this is just an extension of work already done, and that the Hoffmann name will become synonymous with only high quality musical instruments.
1. The Boat Paddle name no longer represents the work I am doing now. The name Boat Paddle came about to describe an instrument I was making when I had only made one or two. I no longer make this instrument and just about everything about its construction has changed.
2. The name Boat Paddle gave the wrong image. I literally had people come to my shop asking me to make boat paddles (the kind you paddle with), and had regular phone calls like “why is my Evinrude missing on the fourth cylinder”. This was a constant annoyance
3. I’ve reached a point in my experience where I feel I have made my product much better than some of the earlier Boat paddles that are still out there. Hoffmann ukuleles will start with a level of quality that can be trusted more than a name that represents some good and some not-so-good instruments.
Moving forward, I’m very excited about making high quality Hoffmann ukuleles based on all I learned while under the name Boat Paddle. I urge all Boat Paddle fans to realize that this is just an extension of work already done, and that the Hoffmann name will become synonymous with only high quality musical instruments.