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Looking for a luthier near my location in southern LA county or northern Orange County. I had a tiny bit of work done at 13th Street Guitars in Huntington Beach and was very happy. Island Bazaar has a luthier available but I don't know anything about him. Any experience with either or other...

I struggle with holding my soprano and usually use a strap. As very much a novice I mostly play the first few frets. When I need to shift further up the fretboard I have trouble holding the uke and making smooth transitions. A strap helps this but I feel it lets my posture be a bit lazy. I...

I'm very excited by the combination of resources on Ukulele Underground plus (The Ultimate Online Ukulele Lessons Experience, not these forums hosted on the same site) I really like the conversational style of Aldrine's UU podcast and live/recorded Friday sessions. I learn well by asking...

I'm working on better transitions to the E-minor chord on my high-G ukulele. I find fretting the A & C strings is easier and gives a more prominent E than the more common 3 fingered version. Am I missing something here? EDIT: STRING NUMBERING BELOW IS BACKWARD FROM NORMAL UKE DISCUSSION-...

TL;DR As a "one and only" uke for a beginner does the collective wisdom suggest High or Low G? I'm a 3rd-year beginner and committed to getting serious about practice. Age 57 man with absolutely zero musical background. I've spent too much time fiddling around with three different ukes, no...