“The Ukulele -- The favorite of all Hawaiian musical instruments is made of the native wood (koa) and is highly polished. It is easy to play and is just the thing for a souvenir of Hawaii.”
<p>“‘Songs of Hawaii,’ -- The most popular collection of Hawaiian music contains twenty-one typical Hawaiian melodies.”
</p><p>“Hawaiian records -- We carry a full line of Hawaiian Victor Records. The results of many of our best local singers--such as Mme, Alapai, Ellis Glee Club, Kawaiahao Seminary Quartet and others.”
</p><p>Bergstrom Music Co., Ltd.
</p><p>Bergstrom Ukulele
Hawaiian star, Feb. 21, 1911, Page 4
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</p><p>The first group of Portuguese immigrants to Hawaii invented the ukulele after they arrived in August 1879 via the SS Ravenscrag. That ship included cabinet makers from Madeira Island, who brought the Medeiran machete. In their new country, ukulele inventors Manuel Nunes, José do Espírito Santo, and Augusto Dias developed the ukulele, and the Hawaiians adopted it (ukulele means "jumping flea" in Hawaiian).
</p><p>George E. K. Awai and his Royal Hawaiian Quartet popularized the small, guitar-like instrument when they performed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. From then on to the early 1920s, the ukulele became popular on the mainland United States.
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