Well-known for their distinctive tone and appearance, ukuleles and their music have delighted people for generations. Whether one is a professional ukulele player or just an amateur, finding an affordable...
The ukulele is one of the most popular members of the guitar family of instruments, and it is treasured around the world for making music in both formal and informal settings. Whether ukulele owners play their...
Ukuleles are a string instrument, which players also refer to as ukes, made from a hollow soundboard and four strings. They resemble a small guitar as they feature an hourglass base along with a fingerboard...
WHATS AN UKULELE????? The Ukulele is a small four stringed instrument originating in Hawaii influenced by Portugese immigrants. The first makers of the instrument were from a Portugal and arrived to Hawaii...
I have a few minutes so I will now take the time to explain a little more about ukuleles. Like with guitars, ukuleles can come setup properly or improperly. Many high end ukuleles have the proper setup all the...
What Size is my Ukulele? Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke BSEd, MA "songthief" Ukulele, Ukelele, Uke... All common spellings for the same instrument.Yet really there are at least FOUR different sizes of ukes .When buying...
The ukulele is a stringed instrument resembling a miniature guitar, usually strung with 4 nylon strings tuned GCEA (left to right). The ukulele is a uniquely Hawaiian instrument, although its popularity has...
Photo: Three "vintage" styled ukes by Mele; mahogany soprano (standard), koa "pineapple" soprano and mahogany concert. From 1879 up into the mid 1920's, there was only one size of ukulele, the soprano. Now...
The absolute easiest way to tune a Tenor Uke is with an inexpensive electronic fully chromatic tuner (chromatic means the tuner works on all 12 notes of the scale not just the six notes of a guitar tuner)....
Believe it or not, the ‘ukulele is actually the descendant of a 4-stringed musical instrument called the machéte (also called the braguinha) from Portugal. As the story goes... On August 23, 1879, the...
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