I have designed a ukulele carved from one piece of wood similiar to our charangos. With a solid spruce top our unique Akulele has exceptionally beautiful tone and volume.

The Allegheny Ukulele Kollective (or Allegheny Ukes) is a Ukulele enthusiast club based in Altoona, PA and surrounding areas. The Allegheny Ukes have existed in various incarnations since 2010 where we jammed on college campuses, the local YMCA, and in cafes.

For 2023 The Allegheny Ukulele Soirée is in-person.

The Allegheny Ukulele Soirée is Pennsylvania's longest running Ukulele festival, located in central PA in the foothills of the Alleghenies. Dedicated to sharing the ukulele with both the local and ukulele communities, the Soirée blends practical workshops with cultural exploration. The Soirée was established in February of 2014 as a way to introduce ourselves to the community and to grow our membership. We had such a good time we decided to do it again! Our primary goal is to share our love of the Ukulele with the local community. The Soirée also presents an opportunity for us to bring in top talent in the Ukulele world to central Pennsylvania.

Bigfoot & Tiki. The world’s first sitcom…ic! The story revolves around the “oddest of couples” living together in Big City. First there’s Bigfoot, who grew up as a loner with a wallflower personality. Bigfoot often stood out in a crowd for all the wrong reasons. He was intent on living alone until little Tiki came along, with his laid back, island living lifestyle and “no worries” attitude. Hijinks ensue.

Since 1966, we have been serving the music community through our Retail Store, Repair Shop, Teaching Center and Manufacturing Facility. The heart of our business is focused on all things related to acoustic music. We specialize in, but are not limited to, Folk, Bluegrass, Irish, Native American and World music.

Martin's steadfast adherence to high standards of musical excellence, mixed with experienced management, has largely accounted for the company's remarkable longevity. Marketing methods and product mix have changed at Martin over the years, but the company attitude towards guitar building has never varied. In the preface to the 1904 catalog, Frank Henry Martin explained to potential customers, “How to build a guitar to give this tone is not a secret. It takes care and patience. Care in selecting the materials, laying out the proportions, and attending to the details which add to the player's comfort. Patience in giving the necessary time to finish every part. A good guitar cannot be built for the price of a poor one, but who regrets the extra cost for a good guitar?” Almost eighty years have passed since Frank Henry Martin authored this statement of policy, but it still is an accurate expression of Martin's ongoing commitment to quality.

Group of Ukulele Players and Fan. Meet monthly to play and sing together. All skill levels welcome! 1st Thursday of the month, 6:30pm-9:00pm at Grace United Methodist Church in Hummelstown, PA

As an Author and Publisher I created Curt Sheller Publications in 1998 as a small publishing company catering to the needs of musicians, guitar players and ukulele players worldwide. Curt Sheller Publications provides for the resources and information to develop as a musician. Curt Sheller has over 40 years of playing experience, 20 plus years of teaching experience and publishing for over 10 years. As a Musician I have over 40 years playing experience in a variety of styles and s settings, most notably jazz. As a Private Music Teacher and *Educator Curt maintains a teaching schedule averaging between 40 and 60 private students a week.

Curt Sheller Publications is a small independent publishing company catering to the needs of musicians, guitar players and ukulele players worldwide with the resources and information needed to develop as a musician. Curt Sheller Publications was created by Curt Sheller in 1995 and has been on the web since. Curt has over 40 years of playing experience, 20 plus years oAs an Author and Publisher I created Curt Sheller Publications in 1998 as a small publishing company catering to the needs of musicians, guitar players and ukulele players worldwide. Curt Sheller Publications provides for the resources and information to develop as a musician. Curt Sheller has over 40 years of playing experience, 20 plus years of teaching experience and publishing for over 10 years. As a Musician I have over 40 years playing experience in a variety of styles and s settings, most notably jazz. As a Private Music Teacher and *Educator Curt maintains a teaching schedule averaging between 40 and 60 private students a week.f teaching experience.

Family run music store in Boyertown, PA specializing in ukulele, retro styles guitars, lessons, workshops, accessories and more... The area’s LARGEST selection of ukuleles and the most knowledegable on all things ukulele. Boyertown, Pennslyvania’s premiere music location for lessons, workshops, instruments and music goodies. Open Monday to Saturday and Sunday by Appointment. Funky Frets is Curt and Bernadette Sheller with their daughter Kelly Thompson Our goal is to provide the Boyertown and surrounding communities a first class music store and professional one-on-one private lessons with a weekly selection of workshops and group instruction options.

2024 Funky Fest Uke Fest - 9th Annual, October 3-4-5-6, 2022 with JIm Beloff, Peter MOss, Curt Sheller, William Ernestburg, Anne Burke, Debi Velesco, and many more. The theme for 2024 is - We are going Country. So breakoutr those three chords and we off to the races.

Funky Frets is the `ukulele home of Curt & Bernadette Sheller and their daughter Kelly. A true Mom and Pop or as our grandson TJ might say “Mom Mom and Pop-o” music store specializing in All Things Ukulele.

Curt has written and published over 30 books for ukulele. Curt also maintains his personal, very popular web site curtsheller.com with over 400 ukulele lessons, links and resource to builders, luthiers, festivals, clubs, manufactures, fellow musicians and a lot more. Curt has performed and presented ukulele workshops at various `ukulele festivals our the USA.

This meetup group is for ukulele get togethers, jams, workshops and concert announcements. As well as any great `ukulele related events we can host at the store.

We’re looking forward to building a vibrant `ukulele community in this neck of the woods.

Since our inception in 1983, Grizzly Industrial®, Inc. has grown into one of the largest machinery companies in the United States. Our products can be found in all sizes of shops from the large industrial production users to the smaller cabinet and machine shops. We have the widest product selection under one brand in the world and we sell direct to the user, cutting out the dealer network, and resulting in lower prices to you. We ship 99% of all orders the same day and with over a million square feet of warehouse space packed with inventory in three strategic locations around the country, your order can get to you within a few days.

Ibanez pretty much begins almost 30 years ago, when Hoshino opened an office near Philadelphia, PA for more efficiently distributing Ibanez guitars to the United States. Most of those guitars were Ibanez´ famous high quality (but very inexpensive) copies of just about everything–you name it, we probably made a version of it. At that time many American instruments were going through an unfortunate period of increasing prices with decreasing quality, and these copies hit a ready market.

Hand built ukuleles made with both exotic and 'local' wood from Eastern Pennsylvania.

Also hand-built old time open back banjos.

This Meetup Group gives all players, no matter what the experience level the chance to learn from one another and jam with each other. This Meetup will be held in the Western Suburbs of Philadelphia in the Wayne, PA general vicinity. So if you’re close by, love the Uke and looking for some good folks to play with, please sign up and all of the details will follow. We will play a wide variety of music from old standards from the 20’s and 30’s, Hawaiian Music, Classic Rock, Modern Pop, Country, Punk, Reggae and anything else that is of interest. We need singers as well. So if you like to sing please join the group. We can also add some guitar players and bass players. Kazoo, bell, drum and percussion folks always welcome! Hope to see you soon!

Hang out and play the ukulele with fellow enthusiasts in a brand new, ukecentric shop on the legendary South Street. This is a great way to make new friends, learn the uke and create music in a fun, relaxed environment. Feel free to invite your percussion loving friends and do not hesitate to sing! We will collectively decide on themed nights, whether it be decade, genre, etc and uke on til the break of dawn (not really, but at least into the evening)!

Steel City Ukuleles promotes fellowship, entertainment, performance and education among ukulele enthusiasts in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday evenings of each month, meeting at 6:45 to tune up and talk, playing from 7 to 9 pm. Our meeting place is Wilkins School Community Center, 7604 Charleston Avenue at the intersection of Milton Avenue in Regent Square, right off Parkway East. On-street parking. After we play and make announcements, we jam song-circle style. The setting is friendly and informal with no commitment required — just bring your uke and join us. We encourage solo play for advanced players, open mic.

Tim Teel is the Sole Proprietor of Teel Guitar Works and currently serves as the Director of Instrument Design for C.F. Martin & Co. With the help of his Grandfather (who also worked at Martin for many years), Tim became interested in luthierie at a very young age and has achieved expert status as a craftsman. Tim has served many roles at Martin Guitar. He spearheaded the design and implementation of the popular X series guitars, which use non-traditional materials. He also designed Martin’s “Concept” holographic guitars, the unique Alternative X instruments with aluminum soundboards, and the highly popular Cowboy X and Hawaiian X Limited Edition models. Tim has also worked on many other high-end traditional projects such as Golden Era & Authentic Editions as well as the D-50 and D-100 LE models just to mention a few. Tim also serves as one of the instructors for the “Martin Guitar Design Course” which is held every year at the Northampton Community College. This course helps students design and build a model instrument of their imagination.

The Ukulele Institute is currently CLOSED. Thanks to everyone for your support! - Nick Roberti. Nick currently reside in the Philadelphia, PA USA area and is still involved in the ukulele community.

Uke Jackson, a playwright and musician, was born Stephen DiLauro. A musical epiphany at the turn of the millennium led to his adopting the new moniker. Previously, his plays were produced in different theaters in downtown Manhattan, including “Monster Time”; “The Secret Warhol Rituals” ; and “Avenue Z Afternoon” which he adapted for a GM Mark of Excellence television production. His first play written as an adult, “Dristi Magic” a one act, was staged by the McCarter Theater Street Theater unit. He also works as an un-credited script doctor on movies.

Vintage Instruments is America’s largest and most eclectic shop specializing in old and antique acoustic musical instruments. In our unique shop you will find vintage guitars, banjos and mandolins, 18th and 19th century woodwinds and brass, fine violins and cellos, and instruments of historical interest. We particularly specialise in vintage Martin and Gibson guitars banjos, and mandolins.

Steve Walker studied Music and English at Duke University, and went on to music studies at Kutztown State University. He learned Lutherie (stringed instrument building and repair) at the Vermont Instrument Workshop.  Steve has been employed as a guitarmaker by C.F. Martin and was head of the Lutherie department at the National Guitar Workshop, where he taught a master class in guitar repair. He has been teaching music for over twenty five years and has taught for Owen J. Roberts and Upper Perkiomen School District and at many area music stores, including Freds Music Shop and Georges Music. Steve now teaches full time at Hex Hollow Music.

We are a monthly ukulele meetup which focuses on having a good time in a low pressure environment while also learning and progressing on our instruments and in our lives. Members of all levels, backgrounds, ethnicities, and genders are welcome.

Members of the West Philly Uke Club are encouraged to contribute as much as they’d like in song choices, arrangement options, and song-leading.

Come make a bunch of beauty and mistakes. Explore your creative tendencies. Or just come out and have a good time.