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DaSilva
Ukulele
RISA
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Welcome and thank you for visiting! DaSilva Ukulele Co. in Berkeley, California is the workshop of Michael DaSilva where he makes high-quality , handcrafted ukuleles. You will also find the full-line of RISA Solid and Electric instruments and inexpensive beginner ukes available. The shop is also host to house concerts, ukulele lessons and workshops and the occasional jam session. Be sure to check the Calendar for these events. DaSilva Ukulele Co. also provides expert instrument repair, ukulele building classes and supplies. Just call or email if you have questions about these items. Please drop me a line to let me know what you like and don't like or to simply share your ukulele enthusiasm, or to get regular updates from me, subscribe to my email newsletter. Thanks for visiting.
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DaSilva Ukulele Co. email: mike@ukemaker.com Copyright
@ 2007 Michael DaSilva
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News May 7, 2007 A local newspaper spent some time with me in the shop recently and produced the following article and accompanying audio/slideshow. I have had quite an adventure since I started building ukuleles which seemed to come through in the piece, but I want to let everyone know that I could not have done it without the support and encouragement from the many, many friends I have made along the way. Thank you all! May 4, 2007 I posted some photos from the New York Ukulele Festival in the Uke Event Gallery. Take a look. May 2, 2007 Just got back from New York Ukulele Festival. Lot's of fun, met a bunch of great folks, got very little sleep. It is great to see the ukulele craze is alive and well on both coasts. I have started to post some videos onYouTube. Search for "DaSilva Ukulele" and you should be able to find them.
Highlights for me were meeting
Bosko and Honey of YouTube fame. They had traveled all the way
from Australia to play the festival. And Bosko purchased a DaSilva
cedar-topped concert that is perfect for him. And just
so Honey is not left out, she'll be getting a tenor from me soon.
That's the fabulous Heftones with Bosko and Honey in the photo. I also met this amazing player from Japan, Shigeto Takahashi. He also came halfway around the world - and just to play at the open mic session. Please check out his videos on YouTube. His execution of Roy Smeck styled classics and other standards is flawless. I was so impressed, I'll be sponsoring him with a DaSilva soprano as soon as I can get it built. I hope to find a way to bring Bosko and Honey and Shigeto to California for some live performances. Stay tuned.
And wouldn't you know it - I travel
all the way to New York just to run into Andy and Gino of the Santa Cruz
Ukulele Club. That's how I knew I was in the right place.
More photos in the Uke Event Gallery when I find some time to post. Now I have to get back to work. Some special ukes are almost completed. Check back soon! April 4, 2007 Just posted sound clips for #095 in Instruments For Sale section. March 25, 2007 Lots of new things. DaSilva Ukulele Co. is now a dealer of RISA Musical Instruments. We will concentrate on the Solid and Electric lines as they are a nice compliment to the DaSilva Ukulele Co. acoustic ukes. We have all the models to try out at the shop and offer FREE shipping in the continental U.S.A. for online buyers. And if you decide to purchase a RISA instrument at the shop, we will pay the California State Sales Tax! So, please check them out.
April is shaping up to be a busy
month for uke events. Also lots of new DaSilva ukes. Signature models, instruments for sale and new photos of completed custom instruments. We have renamed the Workbench section of the website and renamed it The Shop. Updated photos and videos of the shop, house concert performances, and my building process will be posted soon. Enjoy. -Mike Click here for Previous News Items |
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