merlin666

I'm a newbie here. Long-time guitar player. Wanting to start ukulele, I ordered one of these from The Uke Republic. Received it...

I change uke strings when they break or I can see or feel that they are worn and at risk of breaking. While I can hear a noticeable...

Volume of uke is difficult to judge without direct comparison to other ukes of same size. But many cheap ukes just can't sing no matter...

Update: I loved the black nylons. Tuning was really bad and jerky, so I took them off to apply some of the lubricant folks...

Here in Canada our favourite are Melitta beans (they get the roasting just right) that I hand grind for old style coffee maker. Used to...

Thanks for the update. I also was on factory tour about a month ago and had opportunity to talk with the dedicated repair employee. I...

I did! It doesn't look quite "factory perfect"... I feel like they rushed the finishing a bit, and I am very happy I picked it up in...

I hope you're not thinking of tuning a long baritone scale to same pitch as a soprano. The way to do it is to go one octave lower and of...

Now for clipping the wound strings, the OP mentioned that unwinding strings started the whole tying issue. But is not clear if they were...

I usually prefer to use stock strings on my guitars to keep them as close to as intended by builder as possible. Those are D'Addario...

It is the easiest and least problematic of all bridge types as you don't have to deal with tying and seating a knot. You just wrap...

Name Price (US$) Weight (gram) Price/Weight ($/g) Ohana SK-38 349 315 1.1 Ohana SK-39 429 331 1.3 Kiwaya KSU-1 100 359 0.3...

I see KoAloha at 283 and 410 g but don't know what years they were built in. I am getting the impression that these formerly light...

I am not really into reviews and watching videos. But he comes up with so many never heard of brands and variations on the uke theme...

From what I've read, Rickenbacker invented the lap steel in1932, which was picked up by country groups. Then during the San Francisco...