Johnson offers metal-body ukulele. (Product News).

Music Trades | April 1, 2003 | Copyright

THE HISTORY OF THE ukulele is shrouded, in mystery and folklore. Varying stories tell how the instrument got its start, but one thing is for sure: "ukulele" is Hawaiian for "jumping flea." Johnson Guitars, from The Music Link, has pushed the jumping flea to new heights with its debut of a unique metal-body ukulele.

The new ukulele is built with an all-European bell brass body and an ebony fingerboard that is accented with a classy pearloid headstock overlay. It is nickel/silver plated and boasts a bell brass coverplate and an aluminum resonatorcone. These excellent ...

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