UkeStuff
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I gave my second ukulele presentation today at the Michigan Music Conference. This will be my last ukulele presentation this school year.
One of the topics was humidity, and it was interesting to hear from many teachers that they had never considered that issue. Even laminate instruments can have issues in our Northern climates--particularly the fretboard, which is made of the same wood as solid ukuleles!
A lot of teachers said something to the effect of, "That's why the frets stick out at this time of the year." So I encouraged them to humidify their rooms if possible and perhaps to consider sanding or filing down the exposed fret ends on their instruments.
While I love the Caramels, it sure seems easier for many teachers to work with Waterman or Outdoor Ukuleles (Sure, you can throw Bugsgear in there if you want).
Anyway...after listening to the somewhat recent Ukulele Site Podcast about humidity, it is just amazing how many peoplw have no idea about the care and feeding of a ukulele. There's my next session title, by the way.
One of the topics was humidity, and it was interesting to hear from many teachers that they had never considered that issue. Even laminate instruments can have issues in our Northern climates--particularly the fretboard, which is made of the same wood as solid ukuleles!
A lot of teachers said something to the effect of, "That's why the frets stick out at this time of the year." So I encouraged them to humidify their rooms if possible and perhaps to consider sanding or filing down the exposed fret ends on their instruments.
While I love the Caramels, it sure seems easier for many teachers to work with Waterman or Outdoor Ukuleles (Sure, you can throw Bugsgear in there if you want).
Anyway...after listening to the somewhat recent Ukulele Site Podcast about humidity, it is just amazing how many peoplw have no idea about the care and feeding of a ukulele. There's my next session title, by the way.