Contributors & Special Thanks

Online Collaboration

We would like to thank both Geoff Rezek (operational support), John King (content & research), and Mike DaSilva (photography) for their support of the online exhibition project.

Instrument Builders

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all contemporary instrument builders for making and loaning special ukuleles for this exhibition.

Our special thanks to C.F. Martin Guitar & Co. Museum and Archives for loaning outstanding examples of historic and contemporary instruments from their museum collection; to Rick Turner and Barry Pearlman of Renaissance Guitars for commissioning and donating to the exhibition a special painted uke by renowned comic artist Mary Fleener, and to Kamaka Ukulele for donating a special ukulele for this exhibition.

Exhibition Collaborators

The Museum of Making Music closely collaborated on this project with Jim Beloff, author of “The Ukulele: A Visual History,” publisher/arranger of the Jumpin’ Jim’s songbook series and his wife Liz Beloff who serve as co-curators of the show as well as Rick Turner and Barry Pearlman of Renaissance Guitars, catalysts of this project; historian-musicologist Fred Fallin; and Andy Andrews co-founder of the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz.  Other collaborators include Jim Tranquada, Rick McKee, Sandor Nagyszalanczy, Dan Scanlan and Don Stewart.

Private Collectors

These individuals were supportive of this exhibition from the very beginning and loaned their historic instruments and materials without hesitation.  We thank: Andy Andrews of the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz; Robert Armstrong, musician, cartoonist, painter; Jim and Liz Beloff of Flea Market Music; Donna Bush, widow of Eddie Bush; Fred Fallin, Rick McKee (a.k.a. Ukulele Dick), Sandor Nagyszalanczy, Dan Scanlan, Don Stewart and Jim Tranquada.