Short nails allow you to play the ukulele longer, in addition to cutting your fingers. In my family I have a sister who is learning to play guitar but is shy about her nails, and a brother who has a short one but he cannot see it under the guitar picks. (I think they have […]
I am a student and want a high quality ukulele in a budget that can be used the long term and is comfortable to play with. What should I avoid? For most people, I wouldn’t recommend anything cheap. The only thing that I would avoid is the cheaper brands that seem to have been used […]
The most famous Ukulele player (of all time) is Richard Parker who played ukuleles with the Bayside Boys at the St Mary Axe. Parker is the son of former England and Wales Rugby player, and the nephew of Michael Parker, the first person to break two world records playing the ukulele. He can be seen […]
Can you play a 10′ solo uke in a bar? If so, how well do you know your instrument, and when would be a good time to play a solo ukulele in a bar? Join our ukulele coaching group (we will be doing a few lessons in December) and hear the advice of some of […]
You’ll often get the wrong answer for a couple of reasons: 1. It’s not the right size for you 2. You can get one of the bigger ukuleles, but that’s expensive 3. It’s made of wood or plastic, which is really expensive What’s the difference between a luthier, an actual luthier and an independent luthier? […]
-I use a 3 finger grip on the snare drum. The same with the rest of my hands (all on the back of the cymbal). How do you tune ukulele instruments? -I’m a pretty old-school type of player. In the old days, ukulele was played with the tuners and tuning pegs on the body. Then […]
We took it apart, put it together again, and brought it back to life. We went the opposite direction with the sound. After being on hiatus from the band, we had a new musical partner in the form of Chris Vancampo. A couple months ago he showed us some things on the web and I […]
The one from our list is Paul O’Neill, who is not currently playing. He started playing in 1968 and was a major player in the ukulele scene as well as on the major league and college circuits. Paul has played on ukulele covers of Beatles songs like Hey Jude and Hello There Where did ukulele […]
I have no idea… I don’t know about you, but for me it really isn’t any different from an electric guitar. It does a great job of making playing the chords and the melody really easy for me. I wouldn’t worry! My fingers are fine too! I haven’t tried the Fiddle, for the moment; it […]
It’s not easy to take apart a string of a klaren that has some tension on the tip of the end of the string. So I decided to figure it out myself first, this article will show you how. The tension of the klaren strings when the ends come together. As the string is folded […]