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I'm selling my black Pro Tec soprano uke case because i just bought a Kamoa fiberglass one for my Kanile'a K-2 S (walnut/spruce). The Pro Tec is like new, and offers good protection. It just wouldn't fit into my burglary safe! One thing the Pro Tec has over the Kamoa is LOTS of storage space...

Elderly now has 20% off "in stock" cases, Just bought a Kamoa Soprano Fiberglass I've been waiting for Elderly to get a Kamoa "black" fiberglass case in soprano size for my Kanile'a walnut bearclaw spruce top, but their 20% off sale was too good to pass up for the silver one in stock. Want...

I must say i was a bit surprised when i recently received a wonderfully made concert ukulele made with breathtaking curly koa construction and a flawless finish! (see post #2 for body shots) Had this been a new ukulele from a master builder, quite understandable. But this uke was made almost 11...

S O L D Well,.....i have decided to sell ONE of my Moore Bettah all koa soprano ukuleles. I recently picked up a second MB soprano, and will continue to look for a MB concert size which i prefer for fingerstyle playing. I'm selling this one, which is as Chuck made it, because i have to be a...

For those of you thinking of buying or upgrading a video/audio recorder for posting on youtube, i found this video useful in comparing 3 of the units you might consider. It's well done, and offers direct comparison sound/audio samples between 3 recorders. (although using an acoustic guitar)...

Regarding the deleted: "Saddle Slots Not "Flat",....Now There's NO Excuse" thread... I am posting here to clear up a few things that were said in my "Saddle Slots Not "Flat",....Now There's NO Excuse" thread, and was deleted by a moderator and i had a 3 day time out. I was right in the middle...

In my recent order from Stewmac.com i picked up a set of the new Waverly 16:1 ratio geared uke tuners with ebony buttons. At $92.98 not a purchase to be taken lightly, but i had specific reasons why it made sense. If builders begin to stock these in small quantities, the pricing drops to: (1)...

As long as i had all the pics uploaded for my post on adding Grover friction tuners to my C. 1920's Martin Style 2 without altering the actual tapered peg holes on the peghead, found here: (...

A few weeks ago i picked up a 1920's era Martin Style 2 Soprano uke on Elderly for $850.00 It has had NO cracks in all those years, and is loud and sounds mighty fine. Light as a feather.... It was refinished with a pretty dark stain over the mahogany, probably decades ago from the looks of...

Kanile'a K-2 S ...a "Lucky" Soprano Find and Some Personal Preference Changes This is going to be a long post, can't be helped,.......but if you stay with it i think at least some of you will come away with some ideas and initiative to add just a little bit of "you" into one of your...

"Turnovers" Aren't Just For Breakfast, How Cool Is This 2-Sided Mando/Uke Flipper? I came across this 1920's Ukulele/Mandolin "Turnover" in a search of Elderly Instrument past sales, and this one struck me as pretty cool. http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-946.htm Probably felt funny to...

I thought about it awhile, and decided i should make a puplic statement regarding the changes i made to one of Ken Timms "Style O" soprano ukuleles recently. Some have suggested both in that thread, and also thru private emails, that it would have been better not to have posted which builder...

"Hole'y Joe" Is At It Again,......Sorry Ken, The Bridgeplate Is GONE I didn't want to keep jumping in on Ken Timms thread regarding some side bending problems on a recent wood batch, so i thought i would start a new thread on some further changes i made to this soprano. Quotes from here...

Just wanted to alert anyone who's been looking for "Jazz Uke" by T. Hank Robinson, there is one now available on Elderly Instruments website. I almost bought it,......but i've got enough going on already, and already own one. The back and sides are solid maple, and what looks to be a hand...

Looking For A Builder Who Is Willing To Build Me A "Not Quite Finished" Concert Uke? I'm looking for a skilled luthier who can build me an "almost completed" concert sized ukulele, in simple koa or mahogany back and sides, with a fine grained spruce top. When's the last time someone ordered a...

I came across this very nice arrangement of "Stardust" played on solo ukulele. "Jazz Uke" at it's best! Love the rich chordal structure, hard to believe such a full arrangment is coming from just 4 strings. I'd love to get a tab of this, if someone has has it, or is good at transcribing...

My new Moore Bettah 5-A Koa Soprano arrived today about 11:40 am, and i checked it all out and tuned it up, but you know how that is with new strings starting from scratch. Chuck shipped it the safer way, just enough tension to keep the strings in place, but tightened like a rubber band might...

This 8 minute video on the upcoming opening of the World Trade Center Memoral due to open on the anniversary showed up on my yahoo account this morning. The memorial is called: "Reflecting Absence", and the short video is well done. Worth spending the time to the end, where i'll clue you in...

.....a ukulele with "No Name", that is! I check over the Elderly Instruments ukulele offerings pretty regularly of late, and usually don't spend much time in the "Orphan" department. (AKA the "No Name" ukes) Last night i checked in there, and picked this one out of the cluster, for a couple of...

One of my favorite tunes,....learned a version on classical guitar 20 years ago, and have forgotten it for at least 10 years! Thought others might be interested in a very nice solo ukulele arrangement i came across on youtube. I'd love to get a tab of this and get working on it. It's by...