Ukulele - Changing Strings. Ukulele workshop by Rigk Sauer (RISA Musical Instruments) about changing the strings of your ukulele
A few weeks ago, i bought strings for my soprano ukulele at a Guitar Center. I had them strung and tuned, but the strings I bought were not tuned to the standard GCEA, they were tuned to BF#DA. I tried to tune them to GCEA and as I was playing later,
(1969-12-31): A perfect sounding string! The crisp ring these strings give is undeniable, they are the best you can get. Your uke is going to come with crappy...Ukulele-playing rides new wave of popularity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The unassuming ukulele has gone viral. No longer are the instruments seen as a frivolous novelty. They are popping up all over YouTube — and being strummed in chart-topping hits.
As a result, music stores are having a hard time keeping up with demand for the four-string instruments.
“Within the past year we’ve doubled our sales of ukuleles,” said John Sandoval, manager at Nicholson Music in Folsom, Calif.
Two years ago, Sandoval said, it was normal to sell two or three ukuleles. This year, he is selling that many in a day.
The instrument has been popularized by such artists as Eddie Vedder, Bruno Mars and actress-singer Zooey Deschanel. And 35-year-old ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has led the charge on YouTube, with his rendition of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” tallying 9 million views.
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I'm sorry, my ukulele, but I started to see other Chordophones four dishes.
I bought an electric solid body mandolin octave, the other day off eBay, rationalizing that it would be a quite good substitute for an electric guitar with only four courses (think strings doubled), it would be just as easy to move on ukuleles I have been playing with love for so long. I'm so impatient waiting for the octave mandolin that I went and bought a cheap mandolin in a music store I pass on the way back, just so I can get some practice in ropes again before hitting the ground.
Nowak: Join the ukulele fun, and buy one in Leavenworth
- By Jordan Steffen During her first lesson at Denver Uke Fest three years ago, Jennifer Masteller knew she was hooked when she left in the middle of the lesson to buy her first ukulele. "You can't be unhappy playing the ukulele," Masteller said.
- I also found a number of ukuleles. If you are going to buy a uke, you should know that there are four major sizes, all of them rather small, of course, and they only have four soft, nylon strings. There are a number of variations on the shapes,
- Georgianne plays the banjo/ukulele, mountain dulcimer, and doumbek, and dancing, and Rick sings and plays the guitar, banjo, and harmonica. The family has toured all over the country, playing concerts and festivals. Let Patch save you time. Get great
- “There's a lot of musicians who live in the foothills,” adds Joe, “and they're always buying and selling equipment. We're trying to become more of place where they can hang out and try out things right here in the store. You don't have to go into a
- Free Ukulele Workshop at Santa Monica Family YMCA. Why Ukulele? It's fun to play and easy to carry and store, allows you to play and sing at the same time, inexpensive way to get into making music, play any kind of music you like oldies, folk, rock,