So I took to my uke with a paintbrush today inspired by the late, great Guthrie Senior. I'm sure others have personalized their uke's (and probably somewhat more professionally). Get yer pics out!
So I took to my uke with a paintbrush today inspired by the late, great Guthrie Senior. I'm sure others have personalized their uke's (and probably somewhat more professionally). Get yer pics out!
Now all you need is a Neil Young style strap with the peace/dove pattern. I've used "this uke kills fascists" as a caption on a picture, but never had a uke it was ok to write on. The unmodified quote is perfect for uke!
I've done it with a strap and headstock bling that means something.
And the two K ukes have Native American silver and turquoise bling. Grandma and her brother, my favorite uncle, were Choctaw (Edit to add - Nation of Oklahoma). Grandma died when I was very little and is only at the edge of memory, but I spent some summers out in Arizona with my uncle, learning about the Navajo. Anyway, Grandma and I have/had a weakness for turquoise bling. It's been commented on by many a family member how we share this, but never got to share it with each other.
So, the Kanelea has a nice snake charm in turquoise and coral by Effie C., and the Koaloha has a basic hand and turquoise charm. Grandma would have thought the ukes were a toy, but the bling would have made them wonderful. Since I don't see home in my foreseeable future, these remind me of my links there.