The MidWest UkeFest The name about says it all. Halloween weekend in Indianapolis. The new ukulele community Fleabag songs will be introduced. Find out more at...
Hey folks, new to the group. Been playing a concert uke for about six months now and I really want the tabs to a song by George Formby called "With my Little...
I just purchased this uke.Can anyone tell me about this uke? Is it hard to tune? Is there a peticular strumming technique? Can you tune it (DGBE) Last, can you...
Kamaka makes a special set of strings for their 8-string uke. The strings are made to be tuned (from the top string) high G-(an octave higher than the...
What I meant was can you put 4 strings on a 8 string instrument & play it like that if desired. Do you know where I can buy these Kamaka made 8 strings? A...
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Yes, I have put just 4 strings on my 8-string and played it that way. You can probably find a place to find the Kamaka strings on Jim Beloff's web site. I...
Claude, I've been looking for this song as well. Does anyone know if this piece was ever published in written form (music bookj or sheet music? Steve Perrigo ...
Here are the chords posted by Carolyn Nescher a long time ago. In ukulelemadness@y..., carolynnescher wrote: As promised long ago here are the chords to "My...
... I'd tune it GCEA. It's a "post ukulele" taropatch fiddle. Before the ukulele was invented, the rajao was called a taropatch fiddle. After the invention, a...
Just wanted to say Aloha and Mahalo for letting me join your group. I've been reading your past messages and read that theres builders in here to cool!! I've...
ALoha Bruddah E Komo Mai ! Are you a Kanaka or Kama Aina ? Kama aina from Ewa Beach.. now in Tampa, FL. Welcome aboard.. jus hang loose you will like it here....
Aloha bruddah! Eric from Waipahu now in New York City here... If you haven't heard already, check out some fresh uke music from my "east coast-based" band....
... Aloha Maleko, Pehea 'oe Wow!! bruddah you far from the Big rock (nah) yeah brah I'm kama'aina to the Iwi(bone)and from the East side of oahu. Aloha ...
... Mahalo's bruddah Eric I goin try check out your guy's music. Aloha Kaneukulele ... "east coast-based" band. We're all locals and we get one CD coming out...
Hi, I'm looking to buy my first Uke. I don't want to pay too much for this first one. I'm thinking about getting a Hohner Lanikai tenor Uke. I'm debating...
Dave, Personally, I prefer the sound of koa. And, $40 doesn't sound too much of a leap to get a better quality wood. Although I am only a beginner, I...
Hi Dave, For what it's worth, I bought a Lanikai tenor ukulele with the Shadow pickup about a month ago. It is made of the Nato wood. Honestly, I really like...
Yeah, I love my Kamaka tenors. ... From: Eric Lagrimas To: ukulelemadness@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [Ukulele...
I just purchased one of the new Martin ukeleles made in Mexico. It's a real beauty with quality construction and the tone is superb. Anybody that might like to...
I recently purchased a tenor uke from an heretofore unknown maker on eBay. It is really a nice uke, especially for the money. (About $300). It has a great...
sanding a little bit of material off the bridge would probably not cause a problem. Removing quite a bit of material off the bridge or nut may result in dead...
Dennis, It all depends on your frettboard and neck how strait is it really? and your frets are they leveled and crowned to really set your action or lowering...
Dennis, It all depends on your frettboard and neck how strait is it really? and your frets are they leveled and crowned to really set your action or lowering...
Thanks for those insights Kanukulele. Are these things a skilled luthier can correct? What is meant by crowning and leveling the frets? Dennis ... From:...
I've gotten a lot of nice feedback (and fan mail... woohoo!) about the doc of chord exercises I put together for GCEA tuned ukuleles. Thanks to everyone who's...
Those chord pages look great, just printing them out to work on later - thanks for creating them and sharing them with the group, much appreciated! :) Blue ......
Dennis, Leveling frets is what a luthier does after tapping all his frets in say ukulele/guitar and beveling the sides then leveling the tops so that every...
Hi, Well, I've gotten my first uke (thanks to everyone who gave their input on my last post about that, by the way). Now I'm trying to get the hang of tuning...
... howzit brah the 3rd string is C (middle c) i use black hilo strings, if the ukulele is soprano use a high G , but for fuller sound on a tenor try a low G,...
