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5 string instrument - Jacob Collier
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The sheer number of strings isn't novel, but his tuning is: lower strings in fifths like a mandola (wide jumps, at the 7th fret...
Tuesday at 2:22 PM
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What is an unpopular/controversial opinion you have regarding the ukulele?
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The ukulele's popularity was probably kickstarted by the 1880's mandolin craze. It was as small and handy, but less painful both to...
Mar 7, 2024
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Banjolele identification help needed
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The headstock shape points to Chicago, where the Slingerland made them for different brands. I've never seen that cross inlay before...
Feb 5, 2024
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Happy National Ukulele Day!
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Just for clarification: in other videos, Mike Lynch explained it was because that was the date George Harrison visited Jim Beloff in...
Feb 5, 2024
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What makes a uke's bridge suddenly explode away from the body?
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With hot hide glue it's the opposite of drying out: too much humidity will weaken the bond. Different strings cause different tensions...
Jan 23, 2024
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Vintage uke tonewoods
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Interesting article by Sandor, thank you! Monkeypod was another tonewood often used on ukuleles. I've seen maple (a classic hard...
Jan 21, 2024
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Vintage martin tenor or not?
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Well i think it is this model: https://ukulelebird.com/archives/21839
Jan 19, 2024
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Vintage martin tenor or not?
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The 'made in the USA' makes it after 1961 (or 1960, or 1962), the serial number narrows that down to 1992. The pin bridge was abandoned...
Jan 19, 2024
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Cheap brands going upscale
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It's a bit like succesfull car brands and models: every few years they become larger, a bit more expensive, more upscale... People are...
Jan 15, 2024
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Uke Instruction for people with special needs
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The one finger book explains (at the end) how you can replace familiar chord shapes by single finger ones, even for D and G chords. A...
Jan 4, 2024
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