the ukuleles by kawika website is a place for anyone who loves the ukulele. you'll find ukulele and guitar color photos of the instruments we make; sound files of all sizes of our ukuleles; free listing of old ukulele song books; free lutherie calculation spreadsheets; a discussion of instrument tunings and acoustics; free shoptips for ukulele and guitar construction; sources of supplies and useful links for buying used instruments; a beginning guide to hawaiian ukulele identification with hundreds of useful measurements; guest artists playing our ukuleles and guitars; an analysis of the ukulele fretboard with chord charts for different keys; photos and a naturalist's description of koa wood; tips and sources of information from guest luthiers and a chance for input from you the reader. in the near future will be a wood physical properties database, methods for making useful wood properties measurements, the application of these measurements to lutherie and a section on ukulele strumming techniques)