Raymond Amaru makes ukulele

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RAymond Amaru manufactures ukulele in Tahiti
I was singing before, musician, since 1957 jusqu’en 77, When I came back from Guam, I stopped. After I started singing a little bit of craft exhibitions, I was the facilitator. And now, that's how I got. And I like the instruments, it's like I made the ukulele.
This comes from my adoptive father was luthier, cabinetmaker, carpenter… And I saw him make ukulele and guitars also, same time and it stayed in me, until the age of… When I 40 years, Since that time I started making ukulele.

When I started, I did not have enough tools to make them. I tried on my own to make my tools, to bend the wood, all this… It was very hard. But as and when, I travel a bit, I go to Hawaii, I look at their system a little bending of wood, and that's how I started creating my tools myself, and I am now greatly facilitates the manufacture of ukulele.

It's also a lot of work. We must choose the wood, it must be dried for several months, After you have to work the wood… To make a ukulele, It takes about a week to make a ukulele. Now, if those who want to learn to make a ukulele, it must be done. I do not know me ! Take a ukulele, disassemble it and then watch how it's done !

C'est profitable. I have many clients who come to order, I even have clients who come from abroad, I call myself Nouméa ordering ukulele. Now I have a lot of orders, especially retired, the women retirees who want to buy ukulele, because now there are many women who learn to play the ukulele. It suits me ! I have many customers.

Today's youth, what they want, them, is to have done everything. That's not to do. We must draw, we must try to find. There is much work that can be done as the’craft, the fishing, a bit of everything… All that can be improved, even agriculture… There are a lot of things to do !

In know more : Assembly of French Polynesia . Ccism

Type : Series magazines Theme : Entrepreneurship and Polynésie Française Title : I am starting my job Synopsis : Name Polynesian have talents, ideas, a desire to improve their situation and that of their loved one through work. In this context, it was essential to support and encourage these micro-entrepreneurs who may experience difficulties in their attempts.

The many public and private initiatives in recent months in favor of entrepreneurship reflect the need to support the project leaders in their initiatives and to facilitate access to information for all. Gather in a single place all the partners involved in the course of the creator, reflections from the first professional project in the formalization of administrative procedures and management of its business, represents a real opportunity to become better informed, orientation and commit to creating a business.

The approach adopted by the Assembly of French Polynesia and its partners want the most concrete and pragmatic as possible. So, practical workshops, meetings / testimonials entrepreneurs, balances individual skills and information stands from all partners will be offered to the public.

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