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...
Dulcimer People are a very special group. Their music is more intimate and heartfelt than any other. They sing with their souls as much as their voices. No instrument opens the door to playing music more...
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...
For many persons, the bright, rapidly strummed sound of a Charango, along with the sound of Panpipe flutes, typifies the sound of the music of the Andean region of South America (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and...
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....
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)....
ENJOY ABOUT THE C.F. MARTIN COMPANY C.F. Martin Company (Martin) is an American guitar manufacturer that was established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin. Martin has always been renowned for its high...
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...