by Adam Mendel | Feb 25, 2019
Erin contacted me in September of 2018 asking if I could build her a custom uke for her live performances and for recording her upcoming third album. She was looking for a custom uke featuring her logo and a whammy bar. Erin had seen some of my ukes with whammy bar...
by Adam Mendel | Jan 28, 2019
Chen is the lead man for a Uke Punk band called Disposable in New Jersey. He contacted me after seeing the Baritone Uke with a Whammy Bar that I built for Melissa. Chen asked if I could build him a concert scale pineapple uke and incorporate a similar trem system...
by Adam Mendel | Jan 28, 2019
JI023 was built for Marius while he was spending a year traveling the world. Marius is from Cologne Germany, but by the time he made it to Bend he had been through India, New Zealand and south America. The first time Marius came into my shop and picked up a uke, he...
by Adam Mendel | Jan 28, 2019
JI022 is one of the more interesting projects that I have taken on. Jared messaged me on instagram with a request for a 5 string tenor uke. There are five string ukes out in the world, but typically they have unison pair for the bottom string (Gg C E A), making them...
by Adam Mendel | Jan 25, 2019
Blaine Dillinger is the guitarist for Reggei band Hirie. He contacted me when in February of 2018 when the band was on their Way to a show in Bend as part of their Stay Wandering Tour. Blaine invited me to meet him at the band’s soundcheck and asked if I could...
