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I thought a few people might post this one - so I gave a waltz feel to do something different. Fabulous song in any feel (reggae anyone?)

I have my martin tenor in this Kala case https://reverb.com/item/4917506-kala-act-alligator-hard-case-for-tenor-ukulele - fits snugly, has nice "vintagey" vibe....

I bought a Favilla bari that was in perfect condition - until it's rear end was crushed in transit to the seller. He took lots of pics and I could see that it was fixable. It survived the trip from U.S. to Australia, but got misplaced by my post office in the middle of confusion around massive...

I have one of these. Seriously good !!! Lots of finger room on wide fretboard (concert scale) Great sound. Serenade your snooty little cutie with this one.

The intonation on my 50's one is as spot on. It's one of the wonderful surprises about 60 - 70 year old Favillas: how well made they are!

P.S. I forgot to mention that the Favilla sounds even more fantastic now!! Perhaps it's happy to have been saved...

I love vintage ... anything. But I'm not a purist. I have vintage stereo gear, and some well built newer stuff that will last to become "vintage". Same with clothes: well tailored items that last. I had a 1956 Mercedes that purred, and the doors went "clunk" - it didn't have air-con though so...

Good on you for saying "yes"

I have a 50's Favilla that slips snugly into a Guardian case

Welcome to the club about2! It's your uke, if a strap pin makes life easier for you then do it. (though I'm glad that you respect the instruments maturity) I was going to swap out the tuners for Gotoh UPT's - but l love looking up at the originals elegant shape. Mine work very well - better than...

Why hide your light, Brother. What sort of work place is it?? If they don't love it - might be time to re-think your career.

.... something blue...... I loved the Phoebe Snow version of this one before I ever saw the original by Jesse Fuller. I also love San Francisco. It's a good one to play for it's atypical blues structure. I play it often and get something new each time.

I second the vote for the MiSi

The only source I used was listening to lots of music - it's all in there. Any song - or piece of music structured like a song, has chord changes. One could strum away, one strum per beat and cover those changes, but transitioning with a bit more finesse just adds more interest. Listen to...

... and you can convincingly get bass runs to move into the next chord; handy for country, jazz and old time songs: more tools to make a tune interesting.