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600+ homes and structures as of this morning apparently. My father lost his house in the fires in N. California as did many of my friends (my best man from my wedding, many I worked with, this past October in Santa Rosa, CA. (why I have been offline a while). He has the clothes on his back and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8Qc5mX2Uk Here is an interesting thing: The cuatro of Venezuela has four single nylon strings, tuned (A4,D5,F♯5,B4) or (A3,D4,F♯4,B3). It is similar in shape and tuning to the ukulele, but their character and playing technique are vastly different. It is tuned...

FS: MINT 1960 Martin Baritone w Tortise binding! Hi Everyone, I am selling my MINT Martin Baritone uke that I had purchased from the original owner (90 years old). After getting a custom Collings 12 fret guitar, I am playing that and no longer the Baritone. There is one small buckle imprint on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q95C-9M0Jw&feature=youtu.be If you have not heard of Sixto Rodriguez "The Sugar Man" you should watch the documentary SUGAR MAN. It is an incredible story about Sixto who didn't sell a single album in the U.S. but sold millions of albums in South Africa of all...

Hi All, I'm looking to pick up a Ubass. I know Kala is out there but do any of you have different brands you have purchased? Acoustic with a pickup or electric Ubass? What kind of pickup came with your Ubass? I'm going to look for a used one just to make sure I like it but I'm digging the...

Moku is one I continually suggest to folks as I have played and had others in that price range. All solid wood, beautiful real inlay logo, rosewood fretboard, real abalone fret makerts, and incredible workmanship. Bought one for my daughter after checking out others (Pono, Ohana, Kala)...

For photos, you can use a simple overhead light with diffused lighting. If you like taking photo's you can make your own light out of a painter''s light with those clamps from Home Depot with the big silver dish. You just tape Wax Paper over the front of the dish and you are all set! I use a...

Southcoast has an HMU-NW (Heavy Medium Guage No Wound). You'll see the circle in the green for the 4th down which indicates it's not high tension, more of standard or slightly less than standard (medium) tension. I have these on my 1950's Martin Baritone and they work fine. I think this is...

Hi All, I know a lot of folks don't look at the Regional Gatherings so I wanted to post up something I am trying to get going for ukers everywhere. It is a virtual uke jam. Here is the posting for reference...

Hi Everyone, I am starting a virtual "Worldwide UkeJam By The Internet"..the first of it's kind that is perpetual with no end date, 24/7/365, and it start's now! if you have not heard of Bandhub.com it is a collaboration website that let's you record tracks with video using your webcam with...

We had a herd pass through in Tarangire and then hung out with us for about 30 minutes eating. It was a very moving experience seeing them interact with each other, socializing and playing. Yes, culling seems to be a necessary evil which was never needed until people got involved. Hopefully...

I pulled this post from another thread as a topic came up that I thought was interesting and really was better suited as a post. For those interested in identification, this is a good reference. I was on safari in Africa and saw the slaughtered ivory confiscated in a shipping container. Much of...

Hi Everyone, this is one of only a handful of Anton Abreo's known in the world today, and certainly one of the handful that actually plays! The research from Ryan on this instrument was extensive, tracing it's roots of the builder back to Portugal. Here is one of the first Portuguese builders...

Hello All, I finally got the slideshow done and it's now posted. Thanks to everyone for coming (all 50+) and making it a huge success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqg93CIEntM

Hi Everyone, this story is very interesting with the history of the instrument being traced back to the early 1900's...listen how this instrument really wasn't made where some folks might think it was. Episode 11: https://youtu.be/RtdK0aMBNhc PREVIOUS EPISODES: Episode 1...

We're back with Episode 10, and this one is a really cool Regal you don't find everyday. https://youtu.be/5vvkgg8bA2M PREVIOUS EPISODES: Episode 1: http://youtu.be/czCWhg5qb9E Episode 2: http://youtu.be/9ztxolKVO5U Episode 3: http://youtu.be/nQEXzrdIyKw Episode 4: http://youtu.be/924hBx1u_t4...

I was adding this song to my UkeJam list because it's such a great group uke song and came across this video. For those of us who watched Lucy, I never saw this episode until now. Pretty cool she played the uke! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15b-SqxEabg

3RD ANNUAL UKULELE JAY'S UKEJAM BY THE BAY 2015 FLYER HERE: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fv0wc69ory5c3s8/Ukulele%20Jay's%20UkeJam%20By%20The%20Bay%202015.pdf?dl=0 Featuring: Uke Ellington from Santa Cruz, CA. (Led by Rick Tuner) and Sylvie Simmons, San Francisco, CA. (Author of Leonard Cohen's...

Here is a Robert Johnson cover originally done in 1936. I slowed it down a little but then realized I should of used my resonator. Oh well, next time!

https://youtu.be/c8NXuYeW-Hc Another duo that works with both uke and harmonica. Cheers!