Nunes, Manuel
Manuel Nunes
14.6.1843–9.7.1922Grown up on Madeira, the carpenter Nunes emigrated with his family in 1879 to Hawaii to look for work there. In addition to furniture, from 1885 he made musical instruments. His family business existed until 1918.
Nunes was for a long time credited for being the inventor of the ukulele; his company had been advertising this slogan since 1909. This legend is not true; however, Nunes was one of the first to make ukuleles.
References
- Tranquada, Jim; King, John: „The Singular Case of Manuel Nunes and the Invention of the Bouncing Flea“. In: The Galpin Society Journal 2007:4 Bd. 60. , S. 85–95
- Siddall, John William (Hg.): Men of Hawaii: being a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note and substantial achievement in the Hawaiian Islands. Bd. 1. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1917 S. 204–205
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Men of Hawaii vol. 1, p. 205