Hora tenor ukulele

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 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. The tenor model also has a very warm mid section which rings for a long time after a string is plucked. 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 tenor ukes and while they’re not too flashily decorated their traditional aesthetic is really charming.

We are proud to donate £5 from the sale of every Hora instrument to our partners at ACRC, a charity founded by the Roma community who are forced by the local government to live on a landfill site on the outskirts of Cluj Napoca. I met founder Alex Fechete (who famously narrated and starred in the Channel 4 show The Romanians Are Coming) during my time in the country and was appalled by the conditions inflicted upon the Roma. If you’d like to find out more about the work of ACRC please click here to read my full write up of my trip or make a separate donation by clicking here.

Please be aware that this instrument actually sits between a concert and tenor size- the dimensions are: scale length 27cm (10.63 inches), complete instrument length 62cm (24.4 inches), lower bout width 22cm (8.66 inches) and nut width 3.5cm (1.37 inches).

We are very grateful to Hora for supporting our fundraising for the Roma community of Cluj Napoca.

This ukulele is also available in soprano or baritone models.