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The Alluring Ukulele: A Design Adventure
2025
AL#155 p.22
Pat Megowan
▪ A skilled woodworker takes a deep dive into the design and construction of the formerly humble uke. He looks for any horizon he can widen, any envelope he can push, to intensify the wonderfulness and sophistication of the dynamic and diminutive instrument. His aesthetic sense is free, but rooted in an educated appreciation for the classical guitar. Join him on this thoughtful journey to excellence. Mentions Jeffrey Elliott, Kimo Hussey, James Hill. Mentions sinker redwood, Oregon myrtle, ziricote, walnut, koa, white oak.
Review: McDonald’s The Ukulele: An Illustrated Workshop Manual and Weissenrieder and Greenbaum’s The Uke Book Illustrated
2020
AL#139 p.63
Pat Megowan
▪ Our reviewer compares, contrasts, and waxes eloquent about The Ukulele: An Illustrated Workshop Manual by Graham McDonald and The Uke Book Illustrated by John Weissenrieder and Sarah Greenbaum. In addition to a lot of thoughful and practical analysis, he uses the metaphore of different ice-cream eating experiences to explain their complex relationship.
Meet the Maker: Jeff Manthos
2016
AL#128 p.22
Pat Megowan Jeff-Lee Manthos
▪ People come to lutherie on many different paths. Some of us were nerdy model-making kids, or spoiled lefty college dropouts. Or maybe the garage band was our gateway into the opium den of guitar making. On the other hand, Jeff Manthos was a helicopter aircrewman and rescue swimmer in the Vietnam era. Then, unexpectedly, he went to the Violinmaking School of America in Salt Lake City. He has made a career of it, first in other shops and now on his own.