What Ukulele Players Need

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

This occurred to me last night while I was setting up my Amazon Fire TV stick. There are hundreds of channels available, including shopping channels. But there was one I could not find -

THE UKULELE SHOPPING CHANNEL

Just imagine, you tune in the channel and see your favorite players and vendors hawking ukuleles of all sizes and prices. "Buy now, and we'll throw in a hard case."

Of course, they would also sell cases, tuners, tuning machines - everything ukulele related.

Speaking of the Fire TV stick, with the hundreds of channels it offers, there is nothing about the ukulele.

Croaky Keith · Nov 13, 2019

You don't need a ukulele shopping channel, Jerry, you do well enough without one........:smileybounce:

UkerDanno · Nov 13, 2019

Croaky Keith said:
You don't need a ukulele shopping channel, Jerry, you do well enough without one........:smileybounce:

:agree::biglaugh: could you imagine?!

BigJackBrass · Nov 13, 2019

You might as well just subscribe directly to the manufacturers and have them send you a new uke each week.

shanmoon · Nov 13, 2019

Gah! I would run out of places to keep my ukes! It is hard enough to keep up with my recentlyh reduced collection! It would be like throwing gasoline on a fire!

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

BigJackBrass said:
You might as well just subscribe directly to the manufacturers and have them send you a new uke each week.

Another great idea - a Ukulele of the Month Club. You set the price range or style, and you get a new uke every month. That would be a bit to slow for me though.

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

shanmoon said:
Gah! I would run out of places to keep my ukes!

Not necessarily! I have almost seventy in my bedroom, and I have them arranged so that there is a path to the bed, the dresser, the windows, etc. After I filled my closet, I had to resort to storing them on the floor. I thought of making a maze out of them.

Mattharrier · Nov 13, 2019

Jerryc41 said:
Speaking of the Fire TV stick, with the hundreds of channels it offers, there is nothing about the ukulele.

Amazon Video does have a number of ukulele documentaries, which are free to stream with a Prime membership.

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

Mattharrier said:
Amazon Video does have a number of ukulele documentaries, which are free to stream with a Prime membership.

Thanks. I'll look for them.

Ukecaster · Nov 13, 2019

Jerryc41 said:
Not necessarily! I have almost seventy in my bedroom, and I have them arranged so that there is a path to the bed, the dresser, the windows, etc. After I filled my closet, I had to resort to storing them on the floor. I thought of making a maze out of them.

Isn't there a reality TV show about that?

Mattharrier · Nov 13, 2019

Jerryc41 said:
Thanks. I'll look for them.

I'm currently watching "Mighty Uke" which is very good.

Counter · Nov 13, 2019

What about one of those fortnightly magazines where you gradually get the parts to build something. Part 1 is usually 1.99 to get you hooked and then the next issues are 19.99 each x 20.

'Build a Kamaka in 12 easy stages' would be good, first issue 1.99 (for the label).

keenonuke · Nov 13, 2019

We do have the HMS podcasts on a weekly basis and their wonderful vimeo posts. Plus there's the less often Ukulelefriend vimeo. All of which I enjoy.

AQUATOPAZ · Nov 13, 2019

Jerryc41 said:
This occurred to me last night while I was setting up my Amazon Fire TV stick. There are hundreds of channels available, including shopping channels. But there was one I could not find -

THE UKULELE SHOPPING CHANNEL

Just imagine, you tune in the channel and see your favorite players and vendors hawking ukuleles of all sizes and prices. "Buy now, and we'll throw in a hard case."

Of course, they would also sell cases, tuners, tuning machines - everything ukulele related.

Speaking of the Fire TV stick, with the hundreds of channels it offers, there is nothing about the ukulele.

Nothing about flutes, drums or pianos either.

AQUATOPAZ · Nov 13, 2019

Jerryc41 said:
Not necessarily! I have almost seventy in my bedroom, and I have them arranged so that there is a path to the bed, the dresser, the windows, etc. After I filled my closet, I had to resort to storing them on the floor. I thought of making a maze out of them.

That is so scary. If I had anything piled on the floor with paths for access to my bed I would honestly become suicidal or refuse to go home. Why not spread them around the house with a few here and there so that it feels less cluttered? There is some truth in Feng Shui.

KohanMike · Nov 13, 2019

I guess either of the shopping channels could have an hour or two devoted to the ukulele. I store my bass ukes on the walls of my office/music/2nd bedroom, 25 now, with room to add another rack for about 7 more (4 on their way).

This is Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly West near the Beverly Center
9 tenor cutaway ukes, 5 acoustic bass ukes, 11 solid body bass ukes, 11 mini electric bass guitars (Total: 35)

• Donate to The Ukulele Kids Club, they provide ukuleles to children in hospital music therapy programs. www.theukc.org
• Member The CC Strummers: YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CCStrummers/video, Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCCStrummers

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

Ukecaster said:
Isn't there a reality TV show about that?

Where do you think I got the idea?

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

AQUATOPAZ said:
That is so scary. If I had anything piled on the floor with paths for access to my bed I would honestly become suicidal or refuse to go home. Why not spread them around the house with a few here and there so that it feels less cluttered? There is some truth in Feng Shui.

That made me laugh! Spreading them all over the house would be a real mess, and I'd never find what I want. I have the concerts and sopranos in the closet, and the tenors on the other side of the room. I wasn't being serious about the paths. Sorry for misleading you.

Jerryc41 · Nov 13, 2019

kohanmike said:
I guess either of the shopping channels could have an hour or two devoted to the ukulele. I store my bass ukes on the walls of my office/music/2nd bedroom, 25 now, with room to add another rack for about 7 more (4 on their way).

This is Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly West near the Beverly Center
9 tenor cutaway ukes, 5 acoustic bass ukes, 11 solid body bass ukes, 11 mini electric bass guitars (Total: 35)

• Donate to The Ukulele Kids Club, they provide ukuleles to children in hospital music therapy programs. www.theukc.org
• Member The CC Strummers: YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CCStrummers/video, Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCCStrummers

Nice, but that would never work for me. Not only do I insist that everything is in a case, it must be a hard case. That's one of my many personality quirks.

Rllink · Nov 13, 2019

Big sigh, when I first started out I had this image of myself, a ukulele in a beat up case, going out to play on the street corners and in coffee shops, doing open mics in bars. Just me and my uke, I didn't need anything else. That didn't last long.

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