so, alice maggio took us for a tour of our options.st stop: the magic fluke, a local ukulele manufacturer. >> hello! ♪ >> we make a great solid body ukulele where we actually took the trees down and kiln-dried the wood. >> reporter: co-owner phyllis webb, a woman some might describe as from an earlier era. >> right here in sheffield, we've been able to find some wood for our fret boards, and we in our new violin, we'll be using an injection molder right here in pittsfield, so not far away. >> reporter: ideally, the magic fluke pays in berkshares for the parts to make its instruments. >> we do sell all over the world, but we hire local people. it's good for our country to keep manufacturing here. it's about community support, it's about shopping local, it's about sustainability right here where we live and where we work. >> reporter: now, the berkshires are known for a certain kind of lifestyle which attracts what you might call cosmopolitan locals. >> two macchiati. >> i came on a july 4th weekend 25 years ago and fell in love with the