Cocoleles: What’s More On-Brand Than a Ukulele Made From a Coconut?
No one knows when the first ukulele with a coconut shell body was made, but Hawaiian examples of such instruments from the 1910s and ’20s are plentiful.
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Build a Better Uke Club: How to Make Your Club More Fun, Stronger, and Successful
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE “Build a better ukulele club, and the world will strum a path to your door.” —Unknown So, you want to start your very own ukulele club. And, without a single…
Uke Tales: My Pawn Shop Ukulele
I’ll never know why my interest in that ukulele had treaded so heavily on his last nerve, but I’ll certainly never forget that pawn broker or the uke he unexpectedly gifted me.
Uke Tales: Ken Franklin’s Pale Moon Tenor Ukulele
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Uke Tales is an exploration of some of the author’s ukulele collection, which numbers 400+ instruments, and other instruments that have an interesting story. I’ve long admired the lovely ukuleles that my San Francisco Bay Area friend…
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Great Ukes: The World War II-Era Regal Victory Ukulele
STORY & PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE When one thinks of memorabilia connected with a past war, ukuleles don’t usually come to mind. But there’s one very special uke with a direct connection…
Electric Ukes! Amplifying the Ukulele
Tracing the history of electrified ukuleles
Uke Tales: The Graziano ‘Beatle Bass’ Electric Uke
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy I’ve played in rock n’ roll bands since I was 13 years old, typically serving as lead singer and rhythm guitar player. But in the mid/late 1990s, I met a couple of talented musicians who were as…
Uke Tales: Ukulele Number One
By Sandor Nagyszalanczy Since this is my first installment for this new online feature, I thought it appropriate to tell the story of my very first ukulele. In 1956, when I was just two-and-a-half years old, my mother, father and I…
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Great Ukes: J. Chalmers Doane’s Northern Ukulele is an Icon of Music Education
STORY & PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Whether they’re made by artisan luthiers or manufactured in large factories, most ukuleles are born from a desire to build and sell the instrument itself. But…
Vintage Ukulele Strings
A Look at the Packaging and Materials
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE If you’ve ever had the privilege of playing a vintage ukulele strung with old-fashioned natural-gut strings, you know what a warm, mellifluous sound those strings can…