Bob-in-Alberta
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I've just had one of my coworkers give me an old ukulele that has been in his family since 1970. It's not a great instrument but it's kind of neat anyway. It's a Canora uke that was used in the Canadian school system and it has the traditional Canadian tuning of A D F# B. This one still has the original strings on it and has tuned up quite nicely but I'll probably give it a new set of strings anyway. According to a internet search that I did, the brand was named Canora because when it was first being imported from Japan the distributor had the option of naming it whatever they wanted. The salesman that had reached the arrangement with the factory was originally from Canora Saskatchewan so they named the product after his hometown. I also have the original E.Z Method book that came with it with a very important tip in regards to strumming: Remember, absolute flexibility of the wrist is essential, the arm should not move promiscuosly. There is nothing worse than a promiscuos strumming arm! I'm keeping it in the original tuning because I think that it adds to the charm.