This coming Wednesday a few members of the uke group to which I belong will be performing at the UCLA/Mattel Children's Wing for the kids to whom we donated ukuleles via The Ukulele Kids Club. We have to be very portable, so no music stands, bags or any other gear than our instruments.
Our leader gave us the set list of about 10 songs a few days ago to memorize, a few of which I know, the others I fumble through. Since I want to do well, I decided to figure out a way to hold the music on my bass uke. I'm going to be using my custom fretless acoustic bass uke and a small 10w battery amp with a shoulder strap slug over me (or a new Blackstar Fly 3 6w if it arrives in time).
At first I looked at a small camera suction mount system, but in testing, they wouldn't adhere long enough. So I rummaged around my stash of camera accessories and found a mount and adapters that worked, though to mount it to the uke, I had to drill 4 small holes. For me it's worth it to have the ability to see the music comfortably and securely. I already had a holder for my iPhone that I use when I record the audio of our rehearsals, so it was just a matter of connecting the other parts.
The first shot is what it looks like when I play, the others are showing the mount and adapters.
Our leader gave us the set list of about 10 songs a few days ago to memorize, a few of which I know, the others I fumble through. Since I want to do well, I decided to figure out a way to hold the music on my bass uke. I'm going to be using my custom fretless acoustic bass uke and a small 10w battery amp with a shoulder strap slug over me (or a new Blackstar Fly 3 6w if it arrives in time).
At first I looked at a small camera suction mount system, but in testing, they wouldn't adhere long enough. So I rummaged around my stash of camera accessories and found a mount and adapters that worked, though to mount it to the uke, I had to drill 4 small holes. For me it's worth it to have the ability to see the music comfortably and securely. I already had a holder for my iPhone that I use when I record the audio of our rehearsals, so it was just a matter of connecting the other parts.
The first shot is what it looks like when I play, the others are showing the mount and adapters.