Thanks for compiling this. I think it needs clarification that this does not necessarily indicate that the ukes are made in the country, but instead lists distributors of brands as well. When I checked Canada some links were not working, at least one is a distributor of Chinese ukes, and of course many of the smaller shops are missing. I will try to compile a list of some of the missing luthiers I know of and post here.
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I've updated the links from the original post where I could:
Ray Vincent - ON
Marc Saumier - QC
C. F. Casey Guitars - MB
Luthierie Gervais - QC
www.lutheriegervais.com
Charland Guitars - ON
Martin Beck Guitars - Martin Van Humbeck - BC
Laroche Luthierie - ON
www.larochelutherie.com
Muskoka Guitars - ON
muskokaguitars.com
Rayco Resophonics - BC
rayco.ca
Seagull Guitars - QC
seagullguitars.com
Wave Ukes - BC
www.waveukes.ca
Lone Tree Guitars - BC
lonetreeguitars.com/
Ukustic - ON
Not a luthier, but fluorocarbon strings
Ray Vincent - ON
Marc Saumier - QC
Marc Saumier, luthier
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www.marcsaumierluthier.com
C. F. Casey Guitars - MB
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C.F. Casey Guitars, Manitoba, Canada, offers custom built guitars, ukuleles and other stringed instruments and repairs of exceptional quality.
www.cfcaseyguitars.com
Luthierie Gervais - QC
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Charland Guitars - ON
Martin Beck Guitars - Martin Van Humbeck - BC
Laroche Luthierie - ON
Laroche lutherie
Custom handmade high quality Guitars and other stinged instruments. Ontario, Quebec, Canada, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, Mont Tremblant, Sherbroke
www.larochelutherie.com
Muskoka Guitars - ON
Muskoka Guitars
Guitars, harps, mandolins, bouzoukis, ukuleles, dulcimers and banjos handcrafted and repaired in Muskoka, Ontario by luthier David Cureton.
muskokaguitars.com
Rayco Resophonics - BC
Rayco Resophonics - Smithers, BC
Rayco builds resophonic guitars, hawaiian guitars, electric guitars, lap steel guitars, ukes and banjos in Smithers, BC with a focus on custom work.
rayco.ca
Seagull Guitars - QC
Seagull Guitars | Acoustic Guitars Handmade in Canada
seagullguitars.com
Wave Ukes - BC
Wave Ukulele
Home page of Wave Ukulele, a music-related company from Vancouver. Custom Ukulele Builder
www.waveukes.ca
Lone Tree Guitars - BC
lonetreeguitars.com/
Ukustic - ON
Not a luthier, but fluorocarbon strings
Hello !
In France you have also this cool ukulele builder
I recommend. He also also offers ukulele lutherie courses to learn and build your own high wuality ukulele and it's really a wonderful experience!
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Alvin "Pops" Okami, founder of KoAloha is now building only handmade and Custom Ukuleles at his new company www.ukesahawaii.com. Pops is no longer building for KoAloha and now works independently at Ukesa Hawaii
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Canada:
Riversong guitars
riversongguitars.com
(built in china but many of the USA listings are too)
Riversong guitars
Ukuleles
Ukuleles A Canadian take on a Hawaii classic. The Concert size Pacific Series Ukuleles feature a bracing system designed by Mike Miltimore for increased projection and tone. With the patented Neck Thru design, amazing intonation can be achieved and perfect action can be critically adjusted for...
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MP Mike Pereira: Mike no longer makes custom ukuleles to order. He prefers to make spec ukes and puts them up for sale on his site.
Moore Bettah Ukuleles: Chuck doesn't accept custom orders any longer. Nor does he keep his website up to date. He uses Facebook instead to announce his new releases and communicate with his followers.
Moore Bettah Ukuleles: Chuck doesn't accept custom orders any longer. Nor does he keep his website up to date. He uses Facebook instead to announce his new releases and communicate with his followers.