Thank you, Chuck, for hosting our first meeting. Seven attended. It was a diverse group of uke enthusiasts. We checked-out each other's ukes, then went...
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The next Kansas City Ukulele Club Gathering will be Wednesday, Febuary 7th at 7PM at Ken Kelly's house, 5601 Woodson, Mission, KS. Take...
HELP! CAN SOMEBODY FILL IN A SET OF SIMPLIFIED CHORDS FOR ME? "F" PREFERED. Chef In my adobe hacienda There's a touch of Mexico, Cactus love lighter than...
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When my reply showed up in my inbox, there was no attachment? so I am imbedding the chords for you. Hope this works... Bev - UL&G SA TX MY ADOBE HACIENDA...
Ko'olau Ukulele & Guitar Company presents ukulele sensation Abe Lagrimas, Jr. at The NAMM Show 2007 in Anaheim, CA. Abe will be performing two 45-minute sets...
... Yes. Though in the 20's they more generally used "D" tuning (one step higher). A lot of old sheet music will show that tuning. ... Mine sounds like a...
I got a real nice one from Karl Markle in st. Louis, Mo. It is Oscar schidmt brand, and sells for around $200.00. You can also order it from ... [Non-text...
Hi, I bought myself a Soprano Uke for Xmas and I'm loving it. However, I have quite large hands and wondered whether a Concert would be any better? Are the...
Hi Tim, I have really long hands & had the similar problem. I picked up a Harmonia tenor/bari sized ukulele & basic chords are much easier BUT the theing to...
Your ability to play cleanly with the Soprano with your large fingers will improve with time and practice. Something about quantum physics or string theory, I...
I progressed from soprano to concert to tenor. My experience was that the tenor fret width was ideal. You may want to try a tenor before purchasing a concert. ...
with an 8, you're playing with all four strings doubled, like a twelve string guitar...gives off a nice sound...the six strings sounds good as well...i play an...
Hi Paula, Thanks for your input. My fingers are quite strong from playing guitar on and off. I'll certainly try the various other types of Uke in the shop and...
... fingers will ... string ... who have ... up. Point taken Phil. After all, people manage to play instruments with all kinds of impediments which are much...
I've got a leather strap with red and blue beads and ten gold (not real gold) bells that I tie around my foot. No batteries and it sounds real good. I've...
I actually use quite a few. I go into a DI then to a pedal board with a tuner, then an overdrive/distortion pedal (which I crank to get a sorta Tom Waits,...
I bought my first ukulele about four months ago, an OU2 Oscar Schmidt. Now that the strings have settled and dont require constant retuning, I am begining to...
There will likely be more answers to this, but it got me thinking...so I'll chime in my 2 cents. How is the string height over the frets? I know I have seen...
Hi Rob granted, I'm no luthier, but my experience in such things (messing around with dozens of vintage banjo ukes) would lead me to a more gentle adjustment...