At Winter NAMM 2016, Lanikai released their new Curly Mango series, complete with maple binding and their TunaUke Technology, which easily improves intonation problems. Watch the video for more info from Lanikai.
Uke makers converged on Anaheim, California, this week–along with makers of musical instruments of all kinds–for the annual Winter NAMM Show, and among the highlights this year will be San Francisco-based Blackbird Guitars’ new Farallon. It’s a tenor ukulele…
Going cross-eyed from reading too much small print at the library? Relax. Sit back. Breathe. Go to the check-out desk. Take home a uke. You saw that right. In Pennsylvania, patrons can now check out ukuleles at local libraries. According to a January report at Smithsonian, the Allegheny…
It’s been a bleak couple of weeks with the passing of rock legends Lemmy (of Motörhead), David Bowie, and now Eagles’ founder Glenn Frey. In times like these, it’s music that heals. Watch above as YouTuber St. Parkchester delivers a…
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It’s NAMM season and, if you’re not familiar, that stands for the National Association of Music Merchants and next week it’ll draw nearly 100,000 to Anaheim, California for one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. Ukulele…
Librarians across Pennsylvania will start encouraging patrons to make noise rather than quiet down thanks to the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective’s Lending Library Program, an initiative that will allow library members to borrow ukuleles. The Kollective, an Altoona-based ukulele club, plans…
With the holidays just around the corner, our staff has been busy getting ready for the season by scouring the internet for fun themed videos and images to share, writing up holiday articles, and adding new inventory to the store.…
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No cats were harmed in the above photo session! That’s actually my cat, Debbie, a sassy 10-year-old tabby who hates when I stop petting her and pick up my ukulele. For our upcoming Spring issue, we’re requesting your best pet…
Enter the world of the uke lifestyle and its vibrant community. This special section features a snapshot into the lives of 7 diverse players, including: Julia Nunes, Erin McGrane (of Victor & Penny), Ben Ahn, Brit Rodriguez, Mike Hind, Rio…