Umanov News
The ukulele has an interesting history.
Portuguese sailors brought the multi-string "braguinha" to Hawaii, where Hawaiians adopted and adapted the instrument using their native koa wood. Today, some of the finest ukuleles made anywhere will be all-koa.
The ukulele has an interesting history.
Portuguese sailors brought the multi-string "braguinha" to Hawaii, where Hawaiians adopted and adapted the instrument using their native koa wood. Today, some of the finest ukuleles made anywhere will be all-koa.
Keep your instruments happy!
With the dry winter months behind us, April is a good time to check neglected acoustic instruments for buzzing notes and shrunken tops.
Keep your instruments happy!
With the dry winter months behind us, April is a good time to check neglected acoustic instruments for buzzing notes and shrunken tops.
The 12-String Acoustic Guitar.
Matt Umanov describes how the 12-string acoustic guitars became a staple in American blues, folk, folk-rock & pop music.
The 12-String Acoustic Guitar.
Matt Umanov describes how the 12-string acoustic guitars became a staple in American blues, folk, folk-rock & pop music.
The NAMM Show.
The NAMM show has been a meeting place, and display venue, and idea exchange Mecca and so much more for our industry for over a hundred years.
The NAMM Show.
The NAMM show has been a meeting place, and display venue, and idea exchange Mecca and so much more for our industry for over a hundred years.
Gibson As Pioneers.
Gibson's designs for their mandolins and guitars presaged the entire industry’s thinking about fretted instrument design.
Gibson As Pioneers.
Gibson's designs for their mandolins and guitars presaged the entire industry’s thinking about fretted instrument design.
Our building.
We’ve been here for over forty years now, and the building has been here for just over a hundred, since 1922.
Our building.
We’ve been here for over forty years now, and the building has been here for just over a hundred, since 1922.