About these beautiful European ukuleles

These are simply superb ukuleles made in Reghin, Romania by our partners at Hora Instruments. The company was founded in 1951 by the master luthier Roman Boianciuc who built the first violin in Reghin. The city is now synonymous with instrument-making, with many other smaller manufacturers springing up around the original Hora factory over the last 70 years.

These exquisite sounding soprano ukuleles are a shining example of what has made Hora such an enduring name across Europe. Their tone is bright with plenty of snap- clear and articulate and ideal for cutting through in a group. This is thanks to the quality, solid spruce top, walnut back and sides and maple neck used in their construction. Spruce and maple grow slowly at altitude in the Carpathians for density and tonal clarity. Hora’s use of locally grown tonewoods not only gives their instruments a beautiful sound- it’s also good for the planet as is their use of 100% water based lacquers. Quality, reliable open geared tuners and Aquila Nylgut strings top off the high spec of these gorgeous soprano ukes and while they’re not too flashily decorated their traditional aesthetic is rather charming and the tone speaks for itself! Call in for a test-play between 11 – 5:30 Wednesday to Saturday, or hit “Buy It Now” to arrange speedy delivery anywhere in the UK.