Lyman Ashikawa

Lyman Ashikawa - Lymana


Lyman Ashikawa comes from Oahu, Hawaii and he has been making 20 or so quality Ukuleles a year for at least 30 years under the brand name Lymana.

As standard he makes Soprano, Concert and Tenor, in Koa, Mango or Mahogany to 3 standards but he will also do custom work, including Baritones. His standard designs are very traditional with a zero fret.

Lyman Ashikawa actually did make Ukuleles for Bill Tapia, as oppose to the Chinese ones that bore his name, and there is a "Bill Tapia Special" in the standard catalogue that only comes as a Tenor.

In 2019 Lyman Ashikawa launched a new range of non custom Ukuleles made out of the spare wood in the factory and he calls this range Pueo. He says about them "Pueo Ukuleles are different from my main customs because I won't be putting as much attention into them. They will still have the same level of craftsmanship, but just at not at as high of a level(?). Therefore, these will be cheaper Ukuleles".

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Some photos Courtesy of Ukulelefriend.com