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Double-Necks, Selmer-Style, Pineapples and More: Exploring the Work of Pioneering California Ukulele Builder Tony Graziano
Great Ukes: Flying High with The Lindbergh-Inspired Aero Ukulele
BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE WINTER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE MAGAZINE The 50th anniversary of the first moon landing seems to have everyone thinking about America’s great accomplishments in flight. And right up there with the names of heroes…
Great Ukes: Supertones, Smecks, and Quality Instruments at Friendly Prices
BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE UKULELE MAGAZINE In the past few years that I’ve been writing the Great Ukes column, folks have asked me what exactly constitutes a “great” uke? Does it have to be fancy,…
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Uke Tales: Finding a Jewel
A White Elephant Martin 5K By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is a regular series exploring ukuleles with an interesting story, a personal connection, or simply gorgeous instruments. I’d previously written about my first “good” ukulele, a Martin Style 1, gifted to…
The Resonator Uke That Never Came to Be
Great Ukes: Gibson’s Ever-Changing Ukuleles
Uke Tales: An Amazing Coincidence
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy For my most recent “Great Ukes” article in the print magazine [Editor’s note: Summer 2019], I wrote about Gibson ukuleles, including a little history and a take on how much variation there is in their line of…
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Uke Tales: A Story Often Told
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument. I think everybody has a story that they simply love to tell. They love it so much, in fact, that they…
Uke Tales: My First ‘Real’ Uke: A $1 ca. 1950 Martin Style 0 soprano
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy No matter how good or how bad the experience, we always remember our first times: a first kiss; a first time driving a car; a first musical instrument. Some months ago, I wrote about the first instrument I…