At what age did you get your first uke?

[Voran]

the one conclusion i draw from this thread is that
the UU boards are inhabited by old farts

Ha, ha, you mentioned the word 'farts'

Sorry, I'm loopy from inner ear medication and my sense of humor is even more childish than usual

 

[Doug W]

9 in 1961

I do believe there are young ukers, they just hang out wherever we aren't.

 

[LorenFL]

I am the best ukulele player on my block!

Oh, I like that!

 

[kerneltime]

36

38

 

[John Colter]

I was a youthful and capricious fifty-six.

Say, could that lad be I?

 

[WebParrot (s2)]

68

35 years after putting down a guitar…

s2

 

[captain-janeway]

57. Still can't play well after 6 years, but I enjoy it anyway

 

[captain-janeway]

9 in 1961

I do believe there are young ukers, they just hang out wherever we aren't.

They're probably on discord

 

[Diedra]

They're probably on discord

Yep. I was on discord and found most of the members of the groups were waaaaay younger than me, which was pretty daunting

 

[Jim in Oregon]

72.

After 60 years of guitar, mixed in with some banjo and mandolin, I finally found the right instrument.

Jim

 

[Mike $]

When I started playing uke the Christmas before last, it seemed as if I were reborn a uke player. So I was 0 when I started, now i'm 16 months in Uke years.

 

[mjh42]

About low 50ish something......

 

[Tin Ear]

Somewhere between 8 and 9 in dog years . Should have started this when I was younger though and could still chase cars.

 

[steve-o-reno]

I bought my first uke at the young age of 48 in 2004. I also got married for the first time. It's been nothing but beautiful music ever since.

 

[PeteyHoudini]

41 for the uke. Though, I’ve played guitar since 12 years old. I also play melodica and took many grades of Royal Conservatory Piano in Canada. I switch often between piano and uke. I love the uke for travelling. I have a guitar and was learning Django jazz but I mainly stick to piano and the uke.

 

[Voran]

I also got married for the first time

Aww I'm sorry, my condolences

 

[actadh]

2014 for me - a Luna concert. I was 55.

 

[Nickie]

Fifty-freaking-eight.

 

[GOram]

72, at the start of lockdown.

(added info in light of the following post) started at 10 with clarinet through high school, guitar in high school, big gap- tried classical guitar multiple times starting at 40, but had to quit each time due to development of tenonitis in fretting hand and arm, last attempt in 1998.
So far, no issues with the hand and arm playing 2 different tenors, a concert, and a long neck soprano (up to 3 hrs per day total, about 20-25 minutes at a shot).

 

[kerneltime]

72, at the start of lockdown.

For me it was 38 as reported earlier but I would like others to also tell if this was their first instrument? I started learning music from scratch that year, starting with piano, recorder and settling on uke. Please do add your input as well.