What is the origin of the Bean Sprout Ukulele Company?
Heidi: When I first went out to find a banjo ukulele I realized that there was not really a good selection of quality ones out there. Most were cheap and sounded like it or you had to buy an expensive rebuilt vintage model or buy a custom banjo ukulele that cost a fortune and took months to get. I pretty much gave up at that point. That is when I met Aaron who was thinking the exact same thing. We decided to form Bean Sprout and build a good quality ukulele at a reasonable price and get it to the customer in a reasonable amount of time. I just retired and had owned many companies, so I had great business experience. Aaron: As I said above, I was always looking for a good banjo uke, but the good ones seem to be vintage ones priced at over $2000! When I was on tour, I drove an overnight shift in the van and spent the entire night planning the Bean Sprout in my head. When we got to LA, I called Dan “Soybean” Sawyer and he let me spend the day going through his huge banjo uke collection. W
