This concert-sized Hawaiian mango is our top-recommendedcustom-made item!
Yongensha Ukulele Maker is a private workshop in Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, run by maker Tetsuo Tsuchizawa, who has lived in Hawaii. Tsuchizawa learned how to make ukuleles from ukulele maker Michael Chock in Honolulu.
This instrument is a concert model made from Hawaiian mango wood, which has two attractive brown lines in the center of the top and back, and was made to order by our store.
The rosette and binding are made from Hawaiian Koa, and the head logo is branded on, giving it a natural feel.
This ukulele has a gentle, sustained sound, and the balance between all the strings is excellent, making it extremely pleasant to play chords without any harshness.
Yongensha is a ukulele brand created by ukulele maker Tetsuo Tsuchizawa, who has a workshop in Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. He lived in Hawaii for work from 2008 to 2013, and was deeply impressed by the performances of professional ukulele players he met during his stay. This inspired him to pursue full-time ukulele making. He studied the fundamentals and philosophy of ukulele making at Hana Lima 'Ia, a school run by renowned ukulele maker Michael Chock in Honolulu.
After returning to Japan, he rented a corner of the woodworking studio "Tenomori" in Tsuyazaki, Fukutsu City and started making his pieces. After that, he set up a workshop in his own home, and now he works hard at his workshop in the 50-year-old housing complex "Hinosato."
