Models
Every model, most significant first.
41 models
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Enya Nova U
Carbon-fiber concert ukulele model
Ukulele · China
The Enya Nova U is a concert-scale ukulele molded from a carbon-fiber and polycarbonate composite, designed as a durable, weather-resistant travel instrument. It uses a one-piece molded body with a cutaway and an arm bevel, an 18-fret fingerboard, and a roughly 15-inch scale length.
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NS Design CR4 Violin
Electric violin model
Electric violin · Czech Republic
The CR4 is the 4-string model in NS Design's flagship CR electric violin series. It has a solid, quarter-sawn European flame maple body and neck, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and 9V active electronics with advanced tone-shaping controls. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in the Czech Republic, and available in fretless and fretted versions.
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Weber Yellowstone F14-F
F-style Yellowstone mandolin
Mandolin · United States
A Weber Yellowstone Series F-style mandolin made in Bend, Oregon.
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The Loar LM-520
Hand-carved F-style mandolin model
China
The Loar LM-520 is a hand-carved F-style mandolin with a graduated solid spruce top and solid maple back, sides, and neck. It carries violin-style f-holes, an adjustable ebony bridge, and vintage Grover tuners, offering classic 1920s F-model tone and appointments at an accessible price.
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Ohana SK-10
Mahogany soprano ukulele model
China
The Ohana SK-10 is a popular entry-level soprano ukulele with a mahogany laminate top, back, and sides and a satin finish. It uses a rosewood fingerboard and bridge with geared tuners, and is widely used in schools and community ukulele programs.
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Northfield Big Mon
F-style F5 mandolin model
Mandolin · China
The Northfield Big Mon is an F-style F5 mandolin, slightly enlarged from Northfield's standard F5 body with larger f-holes for greater midrange warmth, bass, and volume. It is built with an Adirondack red or Engelmann spruce top and highly figured maple back, sides, and neck, and is one of Northfield's flagship instruments.
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Magic Fluke The Fluke
Concert ukulele model
United States
The Fluke is a concert-scale ukulele made by The Magic Fluke Company in the USA since 1999. It combines a wood soundboard and neck with a durable injection-molded thermoplastic body that lets the ukulele stand on its end, and is offered with laminate or solid wood tops.
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Kiwaya KTS-5
All-solid mahogany soprano ukulele model
Japan
The Kiwaya KTS-5 is an Artist Series all-solid mahogany soprano ukulele made in Japan. Modeled on vintage Martin sopranos, it has a solid mahogany body, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, and Gotoh tuners, and is prized for its warm, projecting tone.
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Lanikai LU-21
Nato soprano ukulele model
China
The Lanikai LU-21 is an affordable, beginner-friendly soprano ukulele with a nato top, back, and sides and a rosewood fingerboard and bridge. It features white binding, chrome geared tuning machines, and twelve frets, and is a long-standing entry model in Lanikai's LU series.
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Kamaka HF-1
Soprano standard ukulele
Ukulele · United States
Kamaka's soprano standard ukulele model, part of its Hawaiian ukulele line.
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Kala KA-15S
Satin mahogany soprano ukulele
Ukulele · China
A soprano entry-level Kala ukulele in the KA-15 satin mahogany line.
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Kentucky KM-1000
Master Model F-style mandolin
China
The Kentucky KM-1000 is Kentucky's Master Model F-style mandolin, introduced in the late 1970s to revive classic 1920s tone and appointments. It features a carved solid Adirondack spruce top, flamed maple back, sides, and neck, an ebony fingerboard with 29-fret extension, and engraved silver-plated hardware in a 1920s sunburst finish.
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Islander AC-4 Concert
Acacia concert ukulele model
Ukulele · China
The Islander AC-4 is a four-string concert ukulele in the Islander line by Kanile'a, built with an acacia body. It is described by the maker as the most popular Islander ukulele, and uses Kanile'a's 1st Generation Bracing System with Aquila Super Nylgut strings.
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Girouard Concert A5
Boutique oval-hole A5 mandolin
Mandolin · United States
The Girouard Concert A5 is a hand-built oval-hole A-body mandolin from the Girouard workshop in Rhode Island, noted for a wide-open, three-dimensional voice with rich sustain, warm bass, and sweet treble.
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Flight NUS310
Sapele soprano ukulele model
China
The Flight NUS310 is an entry-level soprano ukulele from Flight's Natural Series, with a laminate African sapele top, back, and sides and an arched back for added resonance and projection. It uses an okoume neck, walnut fingerboard and bridge, and a bone nut and saddle with geared tuners.
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Eastman MD315
F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
An Eastman F-style mandolin with solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides.
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Recording King RAM-3
Dirty 30s A-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
The Recording King RAM-3 Dirty 30s is an A-style mandolin with a solid spruce top, tone-bar bracing, and maple back and sides, designed as an affordable instrument for songwriters and folk players.
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NS Design WAV4 Violin
Electric violin model
Electric violin · India
The WAV4 is the 4-string model in NS Design's WAV electric violin series. It has a maple neck and body, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and a passive, battery-free circuit with volume and treble roll-off tone controls. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in India.
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NS Design NXT5a Violin
Electric violin model
Electric violin · Czech Republic
The NXT5a is the 5-string model in NS Design's NXTa electric violin series, adding a low C string. It has a solid, straight-grain maple body with maple veneer face, an ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and active/passive dual-mode, battery-free electronics. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in the Czech Republic, and available in fretless and fretted versions.
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NS Design WAV5 Violin
Electric violin model
Electric violin · India
The WAV5 is the 5-string model in NS Design's WAV electric violin series, adding a low C string. It has a maple neck and body, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and a passive, battery-free circuit with volume and treble roll-off tone controls. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in India.
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NS Design NXT4a Violin
Electric violin model
Electric violin · Czech Republic
The NXT4a is the 4-string model in NS Design's NXTa electric violin series. It has a solid, straight-grain maple body with maple veneer face, an ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and active/passive dual-mode, battery-free electronics. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in the Czech Republic, and available in fretless and fretted versions.
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NS Design CR6 Violin
Six-string electric violin model
Electric violin · Czech Republic
The CR6 is the 6-string model in NS Design's flagship CR electric violin series. It has a solid, quarter-sawn European flame maple body and neck, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and 9V active electronics with advanced tone-shaping controls. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in the Czech Republic, and available in fretless and fretted versions.
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NS Design CR5 Violin
Electric violin model
Electric violin · Czech Republic
The CR5 is the 5-string model in NS Design's flagship CR electric violin series, adding a low C string. It has a solid, quarter-sawn European flame maple body and neck, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, the NS Polar directional piezo pickup, and 9V active electronics with advanced tone-shaping controls. The scale length is 330 mm (13 in). Crafted in the Czech Republic, and available in fretless and fretted versions.
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Weber Bitterroot
Sitka/maple F-style mandolin
Mandolin · United States
The Weber Bitterroot is a traditional F-style mandolin with f-holes, a hand-graduated solid Sitka spruce top with tone-bar bracing, a maple neck, an ebony fingerboard, ivoroid binding, a 14-inch scale, and a cast Weber tailpiece.
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The Loar LM-700
Hand-carved F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
The Loar LM-700 Supreme is a hand-carved F-style mandolin with an AAA spruce top and AAA flamed maple back and sides, a one-piece maple neck, a bound ebony fretboard, and abalone/mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, styled after Golden Age instruments.
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Prucha F5
Eight-string F-style bluegrass mandolin model
Mandolin · Czech Republic
The Prucha F5 is a carved-body F-style mandolin with edge binding, handcrafted in the Czech Republic by the Prucha workshop. Musicians praise its smooth feel and clean sound. Available in standard, T, and premium configurations, starting at EUR 3,010.
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NS Design WAV Viola Series
Passive electric viola series
electric-viola · India
The NS Design WAV Viola Series is the more accessible NS electric viola line, using the NS Polar pickup system with passive, battery-free electronics, a maple neck and body, an ebony hand-graduated fingerboard, an adjustable bridge, and a 330 mm scale length. WAV violas are offered in four- and five-string configurations and are crafted in India.
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NS Design NXTa Viola
Active/passive electric viola line
electric-viola · Czech Republic
The NS Design NXTa Viola is a mid-tier electric viola line with the NS Polar pickup system, dual-mode active/passive output, battery-free operation, a patented precision tuning system, a solid maple body, and a 366 mm scale length. The official page describes it as based around a comfortable 16-inch viola string scale, with Sunburst or Satin Black finishes. It is crafted in the Czech Republic.
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Northfield S Series
F-style mandolin series
Mandolin · China
The S Series is the accessible entry in the Northfield mandolin line, available in oval-hole (NFS-F2, with lateral bracing) and F-hole (NFS-F5, with tonebar bracing) configurations. Built with a spruce top, figured maple back, sides, and neck, and an ebony fingerboard and bridge, finished in matte nitrocellulose lacquer. Materials are sourced from North America and matched in Marshall, Michigan; assembly and finishing are completed in Qingdao. Priced at USD 3,995.
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NS Design CR Viola
Four-string flagship electric viola line
electric-viola · Czech Republic
The NS Design CR Viola is the flagship CR electric viola line, built as a 4-string solid-body electric viola with the NS Polar bridge pickup system, 9V active electronics, volume and bass/treble EQ controls, a quarter-sawn European maple body and neck, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, and a 366 mm scale length. It is crafted in the Czech Republic.
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Northfield Calhoun
F-style F5 mandolin model
Mandolin · China
The Northfield Calhoun is an F-style F5 mandolin from Northfield, offered as a more accessible entry into the maker's F5 line with a spruce top and figured maple back and sides.
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Martin 0XK Concert Uke
Concert-size X Series ukulele
Ukulele · Mexico
A concert-size Martin ukulele with koa-pattern high-pressure laminate construction.
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Kentucky KM-150
Solid-wood A-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
The Kentucky KM-150 is an all-solid A-style mandolin with a hand-carved and graduated solid German spruce top and solid Alpine maple back and sides, built to period-correct vintage specifications at an entry price.
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Kentucky KM-950
Master-grade A-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
The Kentucky KM-950 Master A-model has a hand-carved and graduated solid spruce top, hand-carved figured maple back, sides, and neck, a compound-radius ebony fingerboard, and a scooped fingerboard extension for aggressive rhythm chopping.
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Kala KA-C
Satin mahogany concert ukulele
Ukulele · China
A concert-size satin mahogany ukulele in Kala's long-running KA series.
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Gibson F-5
F-style mandolin model
United States
The Gibson F-5 is the archetypal F-style mandolin, introduced in 1922 and refined under acoustic engineer Lloyd Loar. It pairs a carved solid spruce top with figured maple back and sides, violin-style f-holes, a longer neck with fifteen frets clear of the body, and the scrolled body that became the reference design for bluegrass mandolins.
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Eastman MD815
Adirondack/maple F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
The Eastman MD815 is an F-style (F-hole) mandolin with a solid Adirondack spruce top and solid highly flamed maple back and sides, an ebony 12-inch-radius fingerboard with pearl dots, gloss finish, Gotoh tuners, and an Eastman cast-aluminum tailpiece.
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Eastman MD515
Gloss-finish F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
An Eastman F-style mandolin with gloss finish, solid spruce top, and solid maple back and sides.
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Collings MF
Satin F-model mandolin
Mandolin · United States
A Collings satin-finish F-model mandolin with carved spruce top and maple back and sides.
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Collings MT
A-style mandolin model
United States
The Collings MT is the satin-finish A-style mandolin built by Collings in Austin, Texas. It features a carved Engelmann spruce top with figured maple back and sides, a maple neck, ebony fingerboard, and adjustable ebony bridge, delivering a clear, focused tone in a cleanly appointed instrument.
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Breedlove FF Mandolin
US-made F-style mandolin (discontinued)
Mandolin · United States
The Breedlove FF is a US-made F-style mandolin from Breedlove's now-discontinued mandolin line, built with a carved spruce top and maple back and sides; Breedlove produced mandolins from the late 1990s before ending the line.