wickedwahine11
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From the Hollywood Reporter's website (found on the Kamaka Facebook page):a Kamaka uke is the #2 music accessory.
"Unless you are GMS icon John Pizzarelli, trying to play music can be dicey, but less so on a ukulele. The Beatles were uke aficionados, and the stories of post-gig uke jams with George and Paul are legendary. As this year's Musicares Person of the Year honoree, Sir Paul definitely grants the uke GMS status. Iz and Eddie Veder strum them as well, and uke sales are up nationally over 30 percent. Think Jake Shimabukuro, not Tiny Tim, and get yourself a Kamaka, the only ukes made in Hawaii, the home of uke music. Go to Santa Monica's McCabe's for a few lessons. For inspiration, Jake S.' YouTube-famous "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is genius. (From $845)"
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ga...book-matt-jacobson-music-accessories-288257#2
Now Kamaka ukuleles are great, I love mine dearly. And I'm happy to see some uke love in a mainstream publication, even if they imply it is easy to play. But really? The ONLY Hawaiian manufacturer? What about KoAloha, Kanilea and Ko'olau, not to mention custom builders like Moore Bettah?
I would argue that Kamaka is in a three way tie with KoAloha and Kanilea for the most popular non custom Hawaiian uke factory. They are the oldest, and one of the best, but not the only Hawaiian uke manufacturer. I'm surprised that made it to press with such a glaring error.
"Unless you are GMS icon John Pizzarelli, trying to play music can be dicey, but less so on a ukulele. The Beatles were uke aficionados, and the stories of post-gig uke jams with George and Paul are legendary. As this year's Musicares Person of the Year honoree, Sir Paul definitely grants the uke GMS status. Iz and Eddie Veder strum them as well, and uke sales are up nationally over 30 percent. Think Jake Shimabukuro, not Tiny Tim, and get yourself a Kamaka, the only ukes made in Hawaii, the home of uke music. Go to Santa Monica's McCabe's for a few lessons. For inspiration, Jake S.' YouTube-famous "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is genius. (From $845)"
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ga...book-matt-jacobson-music-accessories-288257#2
Now Kamaka ukuleles are great, I love mine dearly. And I'm happy to see some uke love in a mainstream publication, even if they imply it is easy to play. But really? The ONLY Hawaiian manufacturer? What about KoAloha, Kanilea and Ko'olau, not to mention custom builders like Moore Bettah?
I would argue that Kamaka is in a three way tie with KoAloha and Kanilea for the most popular non custom Hawaiian uke factory. They are the oldest, and one of the best, but not the only Hawaiian uke manufacturer. I'm surprised that made it to press with such a glaring error.
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