Behind the Elite Ukuleles: A Kala Shop Visit
A tour of the Petaluma, CA facility making Kala's Elite series ukuleles
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Screwing Up Onstage! Everyone Does it, Here’s How to Recover
From the Fall 2016 issue of Stage & Studio | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER To err is human, and no musician is a stranger to making mistakes. Any player who’s put in a good amount of time onstage will most likely…
Uke Calendar: Camps, Festivals & Adventures, August to October 2016
From the Fall 2016 issue of Ukulele magazine | Complied by AUDREY COLEMAN *pictured above (clockwise): Walt Keale, Ukuleles at Sea’s Zodiac, Hawaiian Uke Retreat, Fulare Pad, Fred & Lynn Sokolow, Tunes in the Dunes, and the Utah Ukulele Festival Camp…
‘Lake Lady’ Charise Sowells Evokes Old-School Soul On Her Ukulele
From the Summer 2016 issue of Ukulele Magazine | BY ANNA PULLEY Charise Sowells, aka “Lake Lady,” has a voice that’s both decidedly modern and world-weary soulful. She started writing songs as a teenager with a Tascam 4-track, along the…
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Unusually Adjustable Ukulele from Riversong, Summer NAMM 2016
Straight out of Kamloops, British Columbia, Riversong’s Mike Miltimore showed off the company’s new ukulele at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. The Riversong Trad SE ukulele includes several features unique to Riversong. The neck flows through the Trad…
Luna’s Unique Baritone Bass, Summer NAMM 2016
Luna Guitars showed off its ukulele baritone bass at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. Luna’s baritone basses, are different from other bass ukuleles, though. The Luna Uke Baritone A/E is made with a baritone body, a 21-inch scale, and use…
Intro to Flash Recorders. Plus 10 Ways They Can Aid Students & Teachers
From the Winter 2015 issue of Stage & Studio | BY FRAN GUIDRY One of the best ways to improve as a musician is to record your own playing. Sure, it can be frustrating and disappointing when you hear that you’re…
New Cordoba Ukes at Summer NAMM 2016
Cordoba sales manager Ryan Cooper showed off additions to the company’s most popular line, the 15 series, plus new wood choices for the ukulele-like Mini-Guitar. The Cordoba 15TM is a tenor version of the company’s best-selling all-mahogany line. The soprano…
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Hawaiian Maker Takes Pineapple Ukes One Step Further, Summer NAMM 2016
You’ve heard of a pineapple-shaped ukulele, but the new Pineapple from Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar, introduced at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, is something else. The bowl-shaped back is carved into from a single piece of golden acacia,…
Journey’s Handsome New J-Uke “Scoopaway” from Summer NAMM 2016
By Greg Olwell Journey instruments introduced a new “scoopaway” concert ukulele at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee. The Journey J-uke UC770C is made from meranti, a Southeast Asian wood also known as Philippine mahogany. The top is solid meranti,…