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Port Orchard, WA
USA

253-327-9583

We have an Oceana ukulele waiting for you to play... be it the songs of the Islands, or gypsies, pirates, punk rockers, or the deep down blues. We pour our hearts and souls into our ukuleles, it's up to you to make it sing!  Oceana Ukuleles, makers of finely crafted instruments.

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"Made by hand, play with heart."

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See what's available now, learn about custom ukuleles, and more...

See what's available now, learn about custom ukuleles, and more...

See and hear some of our work - Tenors, Bass Ukes, & Customs...

See and hear some of our work - Tenors, Bass Ukes, & Customs...

Go inside the workshop to learn about how Oceana Ukes are made and the craftsman behind them all...

Go inside the workshop to learn about how Oceana Ukes are made and the craftsman behind them all...

Our Latest Videos:

Jon Foreman and Switchfoot sing Saltwater Heart with an Oceana ukulele

Zac Steimle opened a shop door in Ecuador nearly 15 years ago and his life has never been the same

Another talk story / sound sampling video podcast with a great luthier and a great player. This time I'm accompanied by Kalei Gamiao and we get to talk with and listen to the ukes made by Washington State luthier Zac Steimle that makes Oceana Ukulele.

Oceana Ukuleles Parlor Guitar G236 Hand Crafted by Zac Steimle Made in Washington State Top: Sitka Spruce Back and Sides: Eucalyptus Binding: Walnut Neck: Spanish Cedar Fret Scale: 24" Fretboard: Ziricote Fretboard Markers: Brass Rosette: Redwood Burl, Maple Burl, Walnut Made by hand, play with heart! www.oceanaukuleles.com
Port Orford Cedar top Western Big Leaf Maple back and sides Scalloped fretboard

Oceana Ukulele played by Phil Keaggy written by Cheri Keaggy, Copyright 2015 used with permission BMI publishing.
See Cheri Keaggy's new album, No Longer My Own: http://cherikeaggy.com/no-longer-my-own-media

The Latest From Instagram:

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View fullsize Spalted Japanese Maple. Planted by the Customer who is getting a tenor ukulele out of this tree. • • • #japanesemaple #ukuleles #oceanaukes #customukulele #handmadeukulele
View fullsize A worderful gift of art from @juanfcknrojas Who wants a shirt?
View fullsize I’ve been visiting in Western Mongolia, and had the honor of visiting a family of dombra luthiers. It was fun to see how similar the building process is even with such a unique 2 stringed instrument. Thank you @haynazar @saira_dombyra and @dis
View fullsize Doing some banjo repair for a friend
View fullsize The Rosette is one way that an instrument can be customized to give it its own distinct look. There are many people who spend hundreds of hours building Rosette. I’ve always enjoyed keeping them simple and elegant!. This rosette was a collabora
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View fullsize Made to be played, made to sing, made to be heard! •• #oceanaukuleles #handmadeukulele #customukuleles #boutiqueukulele #nwaloha #pnwmade #ukulelemaking #ukuleleluthier #whatsonyourbench #
View fullsize Sugar maple and its holes from the extraction of maple syrup! Now this sweet baritone ukulele is dripping the sweetest of sound! • • • • #oceana #oceanaukuleles #sugarmapleukulele #sugarmaple #naturalsoundholes #baritoneukulele
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View fullsize Soon to be revealed @wintergrassmusicfestival I will be displaying my instruments in the builders room on the first floor. Come swing by and see my beautiful Guitars and Ukulele. #musicfestival #wintergrass2025 #handmadeinstruments #handmadeukulele
View fullsize This guitars rosette was not easy to make, but it was worth the effort! • • • • #handmadeguitar #oceanaguitars #oceanaukuleles #nwaloha #handmaderosette #boutiqueguitars
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View fullsize A guitar in the works!
View fullsize Studio life! I have been building surfboards since 1991 and ukuleles since 2005. I definitely have built more musical instruments than surfboards.
View fullsize Something new! • • • #handmadeukulele #oceanaukuleles #nwaloha #customukulele #slotheadukulele #oceanaukes #ukulelelove #ukulelemaker #handmade #pnwmade #ukuleleluthier #ukuleleplayer #tenorukulele #ukulelelife
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View fullsize It’s fun to catch up with friends and customers! Gerry has a beautiful, eight string tenor ukulele he got from me years ago. He came by to see if if I could help him fix his broken UBsss Tuning machine. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able. We st
View fullsize We are so grateful that Bob Yancey researched fishing gear and had the right equipment! This was a huge team effort!
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Maker of finely crafted instruments.