Recent content by PoiDog

In my experience, the Aquila Super Nylgut have a rather warm tone to them - at least in my opinion and when used with koa. Certainly when compared to the Fremont Blacklines, anyway, which have much more ping to them. Best of all, Aquila tends to be less expensive than Fremount, and less than...

I'm sorry, but donation solicitations are not allowed. Best of luck, -seeso

This has been sold to kvehe! I'd just like to thank everyone again for their generosity and their kindness in offering to help with donations. Kanaka had a thread up about a week ago talking about the definition of aloha spirit. Well, I think we all have that now. mahalo nui loa, everyone...

Big mahaloz to everyone for your nice words for my little girl. On the plus side, it's just cataract surgery, so it isn't complicated or anything like that (she already went through her scare-us-to-death event about two years ago with a five pound tumor attached to her spleen. Just a benign...

This is really hard, but my dog needs eye surgery and I need money, so I have no choice but to put up my Kanile'a K1 for sale. It's actually a bit of a no-brainer, actually. She's more important than the uke. I figured I'd start here because I know it would find a good home. No need to give...

I hate to do this, but I've have to sell my Tacoma DM9 guitar - (Serial: F0370200) Some specifics: * Hand crafted in 2002 (Pre-Fender make) * 100% solid Mahogany front, back, sides, neck * Rosewood fretboard * MOP inlay fret marker * Nu-Bone nut * Tortoise binding I can't even begin to...

Aloha, Katysax - Kaye's is a really great place to go to shop or just talk, because George will talk your ear off about all sorts of things. And you're right, he has a good selection of ukes ... everything from the $30 Dolphins to (when he can get them) Kanile'a. In fact, I got my Kanile'a...

Okay, I know this will seem very fickle of me, but I think I may want to release the Tacoma DM9 I recently acquired. The reason is pretty simple, the dreadnaught body is just too big for my comfort. I've tried and tried, but it just doesn't seem to fit. So, I'm thinking I'd like to step to...

I am not the seller! However, I know how we all cherish finding one of those garage sale gems, so I thought I'd let you all know that there is apparently a Kamaka for sale at the Shop Goodwill site. Who knows ... maybe this is a chance to grab a vintage uke for a great deal? Again, I am not...

Okay, here's a question for all you electric axe guys out there: as a still n00b on the six string, would the Strat or LP be the better choice for an electic, with a focus mainly on blues/bluesy rock/rockabilly? I know the God Clapton is a Strat guy, but then again my boy Billy Zoom is an LP...

With all the UK members on this board I would have expected some sort of posting on Euro2012 by now. Seems to me that getting the draw against France in the opening game was a good get for the England side that was minus Rooney. Still, they need to improve their overall play if they want to...

I'm not the seller, but I just ran in to this listing: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Kiwaya-Soprano-Ukulele-wCase-10100564.html They also have a Mainland pineapple, though the price of that one is (as of now) already over $150. Goodwill. Who knew?

Um, sure. Piracy is one thing, but continuing along this extreme level will lead to this sort of silliness: Some of you are likely too young to recall the music industry's first attempt at limitations.

The geeks out there who get off on Internet memes like me (remember Mahir of "I kiss you!" fame, Numa-Numa guy, Angry German Kid, or the Techno Viking?) will be sad to know that Mr. Trololo died yesterday. Happily, he continues to live on in Web Lore...

At the risk of opening up a can of worms, I've been following that guideline for the last five years or so. To put it bluntly, I don't trust Chinese manufacturers. It's not the workers I distrust at all -- I mean, Chinese laborers or workers are no different than any other -- but it seem that...