in addition to guitars, specialty instruments produced at the glw included lute, vihuela, and viola da gamba. at least one of eddie kamae's ukuleles was built at the glw by brian ikehara. the shop also sold musical supplies, such as ukulele and steel strings, as well as miscellaneous items such as harmonicas, all of which added profitability to the shop, but which the shop owners did not consider associated with “legitimate musical instruments”.