Hello from La Crescenta, Ca.!

first off, wow, an amazing site!!...I'm a person who lives, eats, breathes music. I play the sax, bass and a buncha other instruments and am now the proud owner of a 1951-53 Gibson Tenor. It was passed down to me from an old family member. A friend of mine knows a guy at Guitar Centers "Vintage" dept. and while he couldn't pinpoint the exact year, he said it seemed to be the real deal after looking it over. I"m excited to gettin started and learing to play this fabulous instrument and being a member of the UU!
cheers!
ken

Welcome, Ken, just remember that you didn't find this uke, it found you!

Another SoCal member!! Welcome!

Let's see some pictures of that vintage uke!

Aloha and welcome to the UU and our Forums! Post some pics of your new acquisition when you have a chance. I'm sure everyone would be interested in seeing your vintage uke. Hope to see you around the Forums.

Aloha Ken,
Weklcome to the UU and our forums and the Ukulele....wow you lucky guy...nice gibson you have and a family heirloom...google Musicteacher2010 and Paxukulele for some awesome ukulele vide
tutorials and Dr Uke for songs, chords and instructions... Happy Strummings. MM Stan

Hi Ken and welcome to UU!
Hey, I grew up just a few miles away from you!
There are several uke groups around town, so if you decide you want to do a little group singing and playing, you have several groups to choose from.

Canoga Park–Canogahana Players (beginner friendly - intermediate)
http://www.guitarmerchant.com/canogahanaplayers626.html

Pluckin' Strummers in Atwater (Los Feliz/ Griffith Park area) (beginner- intermediate- advanced picking)
http://pluckinstrummers.wordpress.com/

Jumpin' Flea Circus Players of Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks (intermediate to advanced strumming and picking)
http://thejumpinfleacircusplayersla.blogspot.com/

–Lori

thank you everyone!

My Uke was found under my Aunts bed. The case is beat to heck but the Uke seems to be in pretty nice shape. Some slight hairline cracking on the tuning knobs from someone probably tightning the screws too much....no cracks or even scratches. It has a serial # of 7905 7 all dark Mahogony and sounds pretty nice, like a typical Gibson.......and Lori, thanks for the heads up on the groups local to my area....much appreciated....cheers everyone!
ken

Lori said:

Hi Ken and welcome to UU!
Hey, I grew up just a few miles away from you!
There are several uke groups around town, so if you decide you want to do a little group singing and playing, you have several groups to choose from.

Canoga Park–Canogahana Players (beginner friendly - intermediate)
http://www.guitarmerchant.com/canogahanaplayers626.html

Pluckin' Strummers in Atwater (Los Feliz/ Griffith Park area) (beginner- intermediate- advanced picking)
http://pluckinstrummers.wordpress.com/

Jumpin' Flea Circus Players of Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks (intermediate to advanced strumming and picking)
http://thejumpinfleacircusplayersla.blogspot.com/

–Lori

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