OldePhart
Well-known member
Having become tired of chasing my ukuleles all around my ample body when playing I decided to apply non-skid strips to those that I don't expect to ever sell.
I used the non-skid shelf liner you can get at WallyWorld and some 3M spray adhesive (spray on shelf liner, allow to dry for several minutes, press to uke). I put a fresh coat of Renaissance wax on the back of the uke first, as well. Note that, while I was able to remove a strip a few minutes after applying it and clean the residue off easily with rubbing alcohol, I suspect that when the strips are left in place for long periods of time they probably will damage the finish. Thus the caveat that I'm only doing this to ukuleles that I expect to have pried from my cold dead fingers (and yes, that is my KoAloha longneck soprano in the picture).
This works like a charm, the strip sticks to my shirt and the uke doesn't even try to shift when I make quick changes between say an A7 and a barred Bb (a song with some of those was what finally brought the annoyance factor up enough to make me do something about it).
John
I used the non-skid shelf liner you can get at WallyWorld and some 3M spray adhesive (spray on shelf liner, allow to dry for several minutes, press to uke). I put a fresh coat of Renaissance wax on the back of the uke first, as well. Note that, while I was able to remove a strip a few minutes after applying it and clean the residue off easily with rubbing alcohol, I suspect that when the strips are left in place for long periods of time they probably will damage the finish. Thus the caveat that I'm only doing this to ukuleles that I expect to have pried from my cold dead fingers (and yes, that is my KoAloha longneck soprano in the picture).
This works like a charm, the strip sticks to my shirt and the uke doesn't even try to shift when I make quick changes between say an A7 and a barred Bb (a song with some of those was what finally brought the annoyance factor up enough to make me do something about it).
John