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CHARANGOS * UKULELE ACCESSORIES* UKES, *CAVAQUINHOS
*BANJO UKES * VENEZUELAN CUATRO *HARMONICAS *
*DULCIMER* ACCORDIONS * DRUMS (in that order!) Sanshin

NOTES: CONSTRUCTION: B&S= back and sides, whc= with hard case, , wsc= with soft-shell case, OHC=original hard case;
CONDITION: Ex=excellent or 90-94%, near mint; VG+=very good plus or about 80-85%, light exterior wear with a few minor dings but no paint chips exposing the wood, nothing really serious, nice overall shape;
VG= Average to Very Good , 70-75% more serious exterior wear that could include some major gouges exposing the wood, arm wear, fret wear; GC, good to Sub Average= 60-50%,Noticeable wear on most areas, normally consisting of some major belt buckle wear & finish deterioration , may include cracking, possible repairs or alterations, when this condition is encountered, normally an instrument should have all logos intact, original pickups, minor headstock damage, and perhaps a few non-serious alterations, with or w/o original case.
The Condition ratings were derived from Blue Book Pub's. PRICING: MSRP=MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTED RETAIL

note, all instruments are sold with our shop adjustment!

»CLICK HERE FOR AUTOHARPS, JAWHARPS, HARPS, DULCIMERS

CHARANGO, Ecuadorian, solid wood (Clavijin), $249
made by a skilled local craftsman, from local woods. L=24" W=6"
Zippered bag (no padding) included. I've improved on the intonation by compensating the bridge and have added side position dots!

CHARANGO, BOLIVIAN, all solid $179
I've added side position dots, neck dots (as in pic) are $20 extra, see pic of back here »CLICK HERE FOR PIC«

RONROCO, BOLIVIAN, all solid $289 »CLICK HERE FOR PICS«
The bass charango! L=30" W=9 1/4" D=5 1/2"
NECK WIDTH AT NUT=2" SCALE LENGTH=18 1/2" (ABOUT THE SAME AS A BARITONE UKE)

Schaller Uke Pegs out of stock hard to get, see copies below with thumb screw adjustment and inside spring to prevent loosening! cream color buttons. the best you can buy!

Schaller Uke Peg copies $18/set/nickel, $22/set/gold, with internal tension spring and thumbscrew adjustment, just like the unavailable originals! Pictures at right.

Kala Ukulele Universal tuner, $19.90 The Kala KC02 Black Clip On Tuner is extremely simple to use. Cycle the single button to: power on and then chose between chromatic, ukulele C, and ukulele D modes. Backlit screen indicates quickly and clearly when instrument is accurately tuned. There are a lot of tuners on the market, this is one of the best we have seen. Comes with battery and instruction manual.
See it »here

BARITONE, TENOR , *CONCERT & SOPRANO UKULELE HARD CASES,
hard foam core with screwed on NYLON COVER, $39 by Hohner, fits their Lanakai series, and other ukes in general.
»CLICK HERE FOR PICS «
**LIGHTWEIGHT**SHOULDER STRAP**VELCRO NECK RESTRAINT**
**OUTSIDE ACCESSORY POCKET**
*THE CONCERT and SOPRANO cases are the same.
TENOR CASE (PICTURED) Inside: L=24 1/2" W=8 1/2" D=3 1/4"
(WITH THE LANAKAI KOA TENOR UKE IN IT $149, LAMINATED CONSTRUCTION),

UKE BAGS: Baritone Uke Bag, Tenor Uke Bag, Concert Uke Bag, Soprano Uke Bag, $22@
Made By Hohner, all with padding and a detachable shoulder strap, and pocket. » CLICK HERE FOR PICS«

tkl BARITONE UKE BAG $29 ($39 LIST). also FITS 1/2 SIZE GUITARS.
SEE IT BY CLICKING »HERE« (THEN CLICK THE HEADING "BAGS" TO GO TO THAT SECTION!)
Inside dimensions: L=32" W=12" D=4" (pictured w/baritone uke inside)
**20mm thick padding **2 Shoulder straps ** a large zippered accessory pocket ** heavy duty zipper! the best and heaviest baritone UKE bag we could find !

SOPRANO UKE BAG $10 (ALSO A BANJO UKE BAG)
**12MM PADDING**LUGGAGE GRADE 420-DENIER BLACK NYLON**HANDLE**
**LARGE ZIPPERED ACCESSORY POCKET**

NEW, KALA BRAND UKULELES! (»website here)
Very resonant, the best sound I've found so far for factory made ukuleles under $200

Bass Ukulele- KA-UBASS-2-FS/ new model$389 ($499 list) solid Spruce top, laminated B&S, active Pickup, basically the same as Ubass, but the newest model. See a UBass review here»

http://www.bassfrontiersmag.com/the-kala-ubass

KALA SPRUCE CONCERT $99 ($145 list) Solid spruce top,
An extra discount on this one that I adjusted, it's in perfect condition now »CLICK HERE FOR PICS!

KALA KTE-C $289 ($520 List) Kala Cutaway Koa Tenor Ac./El. Uke WITH SHADOW ELECTRONICS active P3 pick-up and EQUALIZER!
One small repaired crack between soundhole and right edge, otherwise perfect condition, it was a factory 2nd.
Our repair guaranteed, plus we set it up better! This one sounds really nice!

MAHALO, GEARED, COLORED, SOPRANO UKES $29@ with Bags (thin, but still a bag!)
green, yellow, red, black, blue. all have our usual shop adjustment. (what a concept, a cheap instrument that plays well, that's not bad!) , enquire for current stock
In Orange, Brown, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, Pink & Purple, all ADJUSTED by me, which means the strings are NOW the right height!

MAHALO soprano uke outfits w/painted tropical fruits, in Yellow, Red & Green $39.90 with bag, DVD, pitch pipe &felt pick, UKE & bag only $30. Headstock is shaped like pineapple leaves! A Yellow and a Red one in right pic.>

MAKAI UKULULES: A new line from Major Music, in SF. Very good sound in it's price range (we haven't tried the all solid Koa series, or maple series, yet! The solid top series have great sound for solid top ukes under $150)
Makai Solid Top Series: Solid spruce tops * Bone nut & saddle * Mahogany B&S * Rosewood fingerboard & bridge * Matte finishes;
MC-70 Concert $115 see it here, geared tuners. MK-70 Tenor $125, geared tuners
Makai Mahogany Series: * Bone nut & saddle * Mahogany B&S * Rosewood fingerboard & bridge * Matte finishes
UK-55 Soprano $59 see it here,

MAINLAND UKULELES, made in the same factory as Bushman Ukes! (We used to carry Bushman but supply is way too erratic so we dropped them!) See the whole lineup »pics here
*I just played a Classic Mahogany Concert model, and I must say that it's the best sounding relatively inexpensive quality ukulele that I've ever played! The tone is lovely and the balance perfect! My ukulele guru Steven Strauss agrees! (not to mention the appearance is just fine, not too gaudy either!)

Classic Mahogany series: "Inspired by some of the classic mahogany ukuleles of the 1920's. We offer beautiful solid wood ukuleles with close attention to detail. Our classic ukes come with rosewood fretboard and bridge and are all solid wood bodies. Genuine bone nut and saddle. Strung with Aquila ukulele strings"
Matte or Gloss finish:
Classic Mahogany Soprano $199.50 not in stock,
Classic Mahogany Concert $229.50 in stock, gloss or matte
Classic Mahogany Tenor $249.50 in stock, gloss

Red Cedar series: "Made with a solid top of beautiful red cedar with a solid rosewood body, fretboard and bridge. This ukulele has a rich warm tone and lasting resonance. Genuine bone nut and saddle. Strung with Aquila ukulele strings"
Red Cedar Tenor $279 in stock, gloss; Red Cedar Concert $259.50 in stock, gloss or matte; Red Cedar Soprano $219.50

Martin soprano style 2 circa 1950's VGC, wear on face where you strum! $595

As you can see from the pictures, this one has been well played, which always helps the sound! We got this one and the concert below, form a nice elderly Hawaiian born gentleman, whose mother had also played it! We don't get many of these! No repairs.

ELEUKE SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC UKE $219 CONCERT SIZE W/BAG AND HEADPHONES
»SEE IT HERE«

RICHTER Princess soprano uke $199, all solid, faux flame maple »CLICK FOR A PIC
NICE WARM TONE GOOD ACTION AND IN GOOD CONDITION!

FLUKE UKES & FLEA UKES
pictured FR. LEFT, PINK FLEA (SOPRANO/$119, W/BAG $144), 2 FLUKES (TENORS, $141, $166 W/BAG) AND THE FLUKE TENOR (M20) $225 W/BAG.
FINE SOUNDING UKES! PLASTIC STRINGS ON A PLASTIC BODY WORKS REMARKABLY WELL! (A WOOD TOP THOUGH)

JOHNSON ALL SOLID MAHOGANY UKE & HARD FOAM CORE CASE $149 »CLICK HERE FOR PIC

LANAKAI CONCERT UKE , SOLID CEDAR TOP!
LCD-C model $275 ($400 list) A nice new model!
PICS AT LEFT, UKE on the right

LANAKAI ALL SOLID MAHOGANY Concert LSM-C $209 ($269 list)
(above left PIC, left side), and LSM-T Tenor Uke $219 ($289 list), not pictured.
These new models are extra nice, in both sound and finish due to the fact that they are all solid, no laminated wood in the construction!

HOHNER LANAKAI :
BARITONE UKULELE $99 ($159 LIST), & LANAKAI 8-STRING TENOR UKE $259 ($449 LIST), left pics;
Concert $79 ($119 LIST), and Tenor $89 ($139 list)

LANAKAI S SERIES (solid tops!): S-Concert $109»CLICK HERE FOR PICS!« ; S-Tenor $159; S-Baritone $189 Very nice ukes, all with solid tops!
(website, go to»hohnerusa.com«)
THE BARITONE IS VERY NICE SOUNDING! IT HAS LIGHT CONSTRUCTION, SO THAT IT'S VERY RESPONSIVE FOR A LAMINATED UKE! ALSO WITH DELUXE DIE-CAST TUNING MACHINES. THE 8-STRING IS OVANGKOL, WITH A HIGH GLOSS FINISH, AND A GREAT PRICE! (tenor lu21te ac/el has an active shadow pickup in it! see below pics)

JOHNSON SPANISH UKULELE $49/With bag (not padded) »CLICK HERE FOR PICS«
THE BEST SOUNDING UKE FOR RELATIVELY CHEAP! A NICE SHAPE TO LOOK AT TOO! THE BAG HAS A HANDLE BUT NO PADDING OR POCKET.

AS A CUATRO, TUNE IT LIKE A UKULELE BUT WITH LOW STRINGs FOR THE 3rd and 2nd, A NICE MELLOW TONE! ABOUT THE SIZE OF A TENOR UKE BUT WITH A DEEPER BODY! IT'S NOW TUNED AS A TENOR UKE, COULD BE TUNED AS A BARITONE,
THE SCALE LENGTH IS 19 1/4", THE SAME AS A BARITONE, THE LIGHTER STRINGS ON IT TUNE UP TO THE TENOR UKE TUNING! THE TOTAL LENGTH IS 28", ABOUT 4 INCHES SHORTER THAN A BARITONE! THE DEPTH IS 3 5/8", SO IT NEEDS A DEEPER CASE OR BAG TO FIT IT.
Try this one as a TENOR UKE, or a BARITONE it has more resonance than your average tenor uke, very nice and light construction!

Sunlite Tenor Ukulele $69 »CLICK HERE FOR PICS«
A REALLY NICE FULL SOUNDING NEW UKE! IT HAS A WARM AND FULL SOUND FOR AN INEXPENSIVE UKE, AND THE MAHOGANY IS VERY NICELY SELECTED TOO.

8 STRING TENOR UKE, OCTAVE, or UNISON TUNED $229
available tuned standard (UNISON), tuned with a lower octave on each course or in mandolin (STANDARD OR OCTAVE) tuning. click here to see it on »mandolin page. CLICK HERE »MORE PICS ON UKE PAGE!

TENOR UKE, OCTAVE, or UNISON TUNED $189
available tuned standard, tuned with a lower octave on each course or in mandolin tuning (click here to see it on »mandolin page) I've added a lower octave to each note, so it sounds much lower (as well as high). also available strung in unison. »CLICK HERE MORE PICS!

HARMONY BARITONE UKULELE $249
ALL SOLID Philippine MAHOGANY AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, CASE new CHIPBOARD $30 extra
the mahogany, and the sound of this uke is really nice, you won't find any better
unless it's a Martin, and 4 or 5 times more $$$!

SILVERTONE (HARMONY) 8 STRING BARITONE UKULELE $319
CONVERSION BY YOURS TRULY, IS NOW TUNED LIKE THE FIRST FOUR OF A 12-STRING, OR LIKE A BARITONE UKE, EXCEPT THAT THE 4TH AND 5TH COURSES HAVE AN UPPER OCTAVE STRING ADDED.
»CLICK HERE FOR PICS!

VIETNAMESE CONCERT UKE, All Solid, Rosewood B&S, $299
»CLICK HERE FOR PICS! (note, lines on headstock are only a photo defect)
THE BODY IS 8 1/8TH INCHES WIDE AND THE SCALE LENGTH IS 14 5/8"
THIS ONE WAS MADE FOR US BY THE SAME MAKER WHO MAKES OUR WONDERFUL MANDOLINS! IT HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL TONE, NICE AND WARM AND FULL, ESPECIALLY FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT, BEAUTIFUL VIETNAMESE ROSEWOOD B&S, FINE GRAINED CANADIAN SPRUCE TOP! A BARGAIN FOR THIS KIND OF QUALITY!

NONAME BANJO UKE $155 w/skinhead. Has a wood rim with no tone ring, 8" diameter head, very nice banjo tone!

LEE OSCAR MAJOR OR MINOR KEYS, $29@, USUALLY NOT IN STOCK BUT WE CAN GET IN 2 OR 3 DAYS.

HOHNER, NOT USUALLY IN STOCK BUT EASILY AVAILABLE, WE DO STOCK THE MINIS AT $2.25@ (4 HOLE, 1 OCTAVE)

HUANG HARMONICAS: MUSETTE (Tremolo Effect) #133 MUSETTE 24, $13.95 24 tones, 48 reeds, solo tuned. Available IN C & G.

#102 STAR PERFORMER, $15@ The 25% heavier reed plate construction allows reeds to swing at greater distances producing a stronger and more powerful sound. It's the choice of demanding ROCK stars in concert. 10 holes and 20 reeds, available in all keys

Special reed setting for easier bending and brilliant tone projection make the SILVERTONE DELUXE the perfect harp for Blues & Jazz. 10 holes & 20 reeds, available in all keys

12--KEY PACKS. One in each key, total 12 harmonicas packed in a deluxe carrying case, $144

Octave Tuned #141 CATHEDRAL CONCERT $13.95, 2 PLATES24 Tones, 48 Reeds, Octave Tuned For Full Bodied Organ Sound. Key of C.

Chromatic Harmonicas. Single Reed / Solo Tuned HUANG #112 PROFESSIONAL 1248, $75 Super airtight and precision tuned. It satisfies pros who settle for nothing but the best. 12 holes, 48 reeds, 3 chromatic octaves, key of C, solo-tuned.!

JOHNSON DIATONIC HARMONICAS $5@, 12 PACK WITH CARRYING CASE $49,
»CLICK HERE FOR A PIC!

ENQUIRE FOR HARDWARE, USUALLY TAKES A DAY OR SO, WE HAVE A LOCAL SOURCE WITH GREAT DISCOUNT PRICES ON GOOD QUALITY STANDS, i. e., double braced hi-hat stand, or double braced heavy duty throne w/chain pull-$29.80@

DRUM THRONE SEAT for 1" diameter stand, $15 COULD ALSO BE USED as a seat for a 5 gallon plastic bucket (minus the screwed on piece on the underside)

3 PIECE DRUM SET (JUNIOR DRUM SET)$119
14" BASS, 10" SNARE, 8" TOM TOM 10" CYMBAL, DRUM PEDAL, STICKS, CYMBAL AND SMALLER DRUMS COME WITH MOUNTS AND ARE MOUNTED ON THE BASS DRUM

5 PIECE DRUM SET by CODA $299, w/ Double Braced Hardware! »CLICK HERE FOR PIC!
Everything you need except cymbals & the throne.

KING TROMBONE, STUDENT MODEL, $250 (MSRP ABOUT $850)
WITH ORIGINAL HARD CASE, TUNED UP BY BY JON'S MUSIC!

BUNDY BY SELMER, ALTO SAXOPHONE $499
JUST TUNED UP BY JON'S MUSIC REPAIR IN OAKLAND, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH CASE

Okinawan Sanshin, $300. snakeskin head
All original snakeskins, and in very good condition, WITH HARD CASE! Needs only strings.
You can see one like it on the www.wikepedia.org website