This time last year, a group of ukulele builders from around the world came up with a way to answer one of history’s great musical mysteries and raise money for charity at the same time. For centuries ...

FALLBROOKFALLBROOK — For hundreds of years, scientists and musicologist have puzzled over the secret behind the one-of-a-kind sound produced by 17th-century Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesu violins.

YOU PROBABLY wouldn’t guess it from the stacks of wood piled almost to the roof of his Berkeley workshop, but Michael DaSilva never set out to become a ukulele maker. “I didn’t grow up with enough ...

The Big Island Ukulele Guild is sponsoring a juried Ukulele Builders Showcase from Oct. 6-26 in association with the Wailoa Center’s annual ukulele exhibition. ADVERTISING The Big Island Ukulele Guild ...

Bischoff couldn’t salvage pieces large enough for a guitar but didn’t want to waste the wood. So he picked another instrument to build while he waited for a new supply of koa. In the back of his mind, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – There are so many things that make Hawaii so unique from our food, musubi of course, saimin, our culture and history, but also our music. Ukulele is such an iconic symbol of ...

Hawaii’s ukulele sound is booming nationwide. The popularity of ukulele festivals and community play groups saw the National Association of Music Merchants recently report a 54 percent jump in ukulele ...

A group of mostly-retired men on Western Australia's south coast is putting their hands to the ultimate test — building and playing their own ukuleles. Step inside the Albany men's shed on a Thursday ...