It’s been almost a year since I joined Ukulele Underground, and everything I have learned about the ukulele started here with this great community of people. I have had great fun, and am completely hooked and totally uke crazy. Thanks to everyone! Necessity is the mother of invention.... sooo, I designed a strap specifically for the Ukulele that doesn’t need a strap button, sound hole hook or Velcro tape. It is currently given the working name as Ukulele Half-Strap. Check out the video for more information on how it works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VEz6nn06aE I hope to put up a better quality video later.
I need to get some feedback on this design, and that’s where you guys can help. I will be making up approximately 30 prototype straps for test marketing. That is were I send you the strap, you try it out for a week or so, and fill out a questionnaire about your experiences and opinions about the product. I will want to know everything you liked or didn’t like about the product, so don’t forget to take notes as you think of them. The product has several different configurations, so I would like you to test all 4 options.
You may keep the prototype.
How will I select the testers? Well, I have a survey that you can fill out, and after reviewing the surveys, I will select about 30 people. I am looking for a good cross section of the ukulele playing community, so if you are chosen, you will be representing a great number of other players like you. So, I will want beginners, and advanced players, all ages, male and female, big people and small people. Those who have all sizes of ukuleles, and those who only have one. Hopefully, we can also get a few children involved too. This is an evolving product, not a finished design, so this is the time to fine tune it before finding a manufacturer. So, the goal here is to gather as much information from the test group as possible, and if you have family and friends that play ukulele, their input would be very helpful too.
This half-strap is not as fully stable as a button strap. It is for people who don’t want to alter their ukes with holes, adhesive / glues, or hooks, but want some support when playing. This design works on all shapes and sizes of ukuleles, including those without conventional sound holes.
Sorry for the long post, but there was much to cover!
If you would like to participate in the survey, email me at lapthorp5834 at roadrunner.com. Deadline for surveys is February 11, 2010. I will choose from this group the people who will get to test (and keep) the prototypes.
–Lori
Just added better quality video to my Mobile Me account (before Youtube crunched it). If you want to see a better picture, go to www.artistsonart.tv Hope to have a better YouTube video soon. EDIT– YouTube video looks pretty good now. It looked really bad earlier, but it was still being processed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VEz6nn06aE I hope to put up a better quality video later.
I need to get some feedback on this design, and that’s where you guys can help. I will be making up approximately 30 prototype straps for test marketing. That is were I send you the strap, you try it out for a week or so, and fill out a questionnaire about your experiences and opinions about the product. I will want to know everything you liked or didn’t like about the product, so don’t forget to take notes as you think of them. The product has several different configurations, so I would like you to test all 4 options.
You may keep the prototype.
How will I select the testers? Well, I have a survey that you can fill out, and after reviewing the surveys, I will select about 30 people. I am looking for a good cross section of the ukulele playing community, so if you are chosen, you will be representing a great number of other players like you. So, I will want beginners, and advanced players, all ages, male and female, big people and small people. Those who have all sizes of ukuleles, and those who only have one. Hopefully, we can also get a few children involved too. This is an evolving product, not a finished design, so this is the time to fine tune it before finding a manufacturer. So, the goal here is to gather as much information from the test group as possible, and if you have family and friends that play ukulele, their input would be very helpful too.
This half-strap is not as fully stable as a button strap. It is for people who don’t want to alter their ukes with holes, adhesive / glues, or hooks, but want some support when playing. This design works on all shapes and sizes of ukuleles, including those without conventional sound holes.
Sorry for the long post, but there was much to cover!
If you would like to participate in the survey, email me at lapthorp5834 at roadrunner.com. Deadline for surveys is February 11, 2010. I will choose from this group the people who will get to test (and keep) the prototypes.
–Lori
Just added better quality video to my Mobile Me account (before Youtube crunched it). If you want to see a better picture, go to www.artistsonart.tv Hope to have a better YouTube video soon. EDIT– YouTube video looks pretty good now. It looked really bad earlier, but it was still being processed.
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