The ʻEkolu ʻukulele
ʻEkolu means “three” in Hawaiian.
The ʻEkolu ʻUkulele is a Romero Creations innovation. While ʻukulele typically come with four strings, The ʻEkolu is a 3-string instrument, which makes it the absolute easiest entry point for learning to play. Even better, everything you learn on The ʻEkolu transfers seamlessly to also playing on 4-strings and more.
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ʻUkulele At School Instruction Books
by Daniel Ho & Steve Sano
Daniel Ho, co-designer of The ʻEkolu:
Since the ‘Ekolu Tiny Tenor debuted at the NAMM show in January 2024, it has become my new passion. It is comfortable to play in any key so it is great for jamming, and I love discovering new ways to take advantage of this musically concise instrument - three notes is all you need to play most chords.
The ‘ukulele is a wonderful introduction to the joy of making music as it is one of the easiest instruments to learn. However, the Bb chord is usually a stumbling block for beginners. The ‘Ekolu simplifies the fingering of this chord so it is as easy to play as any other chord.
While new for the ‘ukulele, the concept of a three-stringed instrument is anything but. The Mongolian doshpuluur, Thai phin, Japanese shamisen, and Russian balalaika are all traditional three-stringed instruments.