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It's all solid acacia and wow is she a beaut. The wood grain is just gorgeous front and back and the abalone binding really adds to it. The build quality is as good as any Asian made uke I've tried at twice the price. The action is nice and low out of the box, a little under 2.5mm at 12. I love...

I was watching Millar and KoAloha factory videos and noticed that they use just a glued butt joint to attach the neck to body. Is this the traditional way to do it? Is it a design choice? what are the advantages of this? Is this common? I find it kind of strange but obviously its fine.

Out of curiosity I browsed the websites of the local shops to see what baritone offerings were in town, in stock, and found exactly three - a Flight for way more than I'll pay for a Chinese uke on impulse, an all laminate Kala, and an all solid hog Leho. Both for $400 CAD pesos ($275). So the...

Hi all, I need to create some big blow up chord diagrams and wondering if anyone knew of royalty-free sources for metafiles (png, wmf, cgm etc.)of uke chords. Looking for metafile/vectors because bitmaps (jpegs and gifs) look terrible blown up big. Thanks!

I know I'm far from the first to say this but holy hell is this uke surprising. I just got one for about hundred bucks usd on sale (145 Canadian peso). I have a litter of Nova sopranos and know how they punch well above their weight but the tenor is something else. The diadarrio crystals on it...

Hi all, I have a bunch of Nova U sopranos which as expected are all exactly the same and setup just fine. I'm wondering about the Tenor version. I like my string height under 2.5mm at 12. Can anyone who has the tenor tell me what theirs came with?and if it has a removeable / shaveable saddle or...

Concert for 300 cad pesos (~$225usd) and tenor for 320 cad pesos (~$235usd). Many reviewers on youtube and all liked them more than me. I have the concert and I did not like the high action, silly proprietary strap (not-included NOR available), the absolutely stupid case, and cheezy effects...

It's been just about one year since i started playing uke and joining up here. I've learned too many useful factoids here to even start listing, but what I've gained the most is from the sense of community this board has, which provides lots of motivation to continue practising - a huge...

Some say that just like classical guitar, thumb on the back of the neck is supposed to be the 'proper' way to play. I'd really like to know why. I can play for maybe five minutes like this before my hand cramps up. So just like guitar, I hang my thumb over so I can play comfortably for more...

My newest tenor, the Uma Pulse was not getting much attention because my arthriticly weak hands just could not deal with the string tension even though action is decently low (<2.5mm on 4@12) . It came with super heavy flouros, which I swapped for lighter Worth Brown flouros, but it still was a...

Last week @Jerryc41 posted a thread bemoaning his inability to locate the cute little Uma pineapple that Baz recently reviewed. The Uma distro in Western Canada is minutes from my office - Playpromusic.com so I suggested he try there as the Canadian dollar is quite low. That led me to foolishly...

theoretically just asking for a friend.

The Band was one of the 60s/70s most influential bands in American music, not that they had huge commercial success, but for the influence they had on their contemperaries . After listening to their debut album, Eric Clapton quit Cream because he felt ashamed of what he was putting out in...

https://www.amazon.ca/Enya-Nova-Mini-Simple-Ukulele/dp/B0B12HJTX9/ref=sr_1_2 White ones are $59.99. These are SOPRANO remember

Finally, it's nice enough to go out on the water! I'm gonna take my appropriately blue enya nova plastic fantastic on a small kayak trip. How do I keep the machine heads from corroding? I'm afraid WD40 might make things too loose. Vaseline? Silicone spray?

Let me know and tix will be waiting for you. All ages and skill levels ------- Hey Folks, The Vancouver Ukulele Circle's Summer Send-Off, our final event for a little while, takes place on Tuesday, May 16. The family-friendly play- and sing-along is at 7:30 p.m. at The Post at 750, located at...

I bought a cheap vintage uke for fun and need to replace the nut. I've never tinkered with a wooden nut though. What's the best way to get the old one out? should it just drift out, need to be heated, or will it basically need to be scraped out bit by bit?

Got it for a little under $50usd. Was given to seller by workplace where it was a movie prop. Only info I can find is mention of one from 30s on Jake Wildwoods' site and a single reverb listing also for one from 30s. No Idea how old this thing is. If anyone has any info on this cute little...

Anyone have? I wonder how bad it actually sound/plays. Big features include adjustable tuners, "nylron" strings and a 'one size' wood body. Price is Canadian Pesos ($0.64 usd/peso). I had no choice but to order because in the town where I was born.....