Ukulele

Uke Tales: Ken Franklin’s Pale Moon Tenor Ukulele

Great Ukes: The World War II-Era Regal Victory Ukulele

Building a Ukulele:
The Fingerboard

Uke Like a Pro! Practical Advice for Performing Onstage

BY STEVEN ESPANIOLA | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE I’ve been a working professional musician for the better part of 25 years. However, I wasn’t always ... Read More...

Building a Ukulele:
The Neck

BY AARON KEIM | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE For the next few installments of Gear Guru, we will focus on different aspects of ukulele building. Our f... Read More...

Great Ukes: The Rare, Mysterious, and Valuable Gibson Poinsettia

BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE SPRING 2014 ISSUE OF UKULELE PHOTOS COURTESY ERIC SCHOENBERGER Why Gibson chose to festoon a ukulele with poinsettias is anyone’s gu... Read More...

Learn How the Beatles, Buddy Holly & the Rolling Stones Grabbed Listeners By the Ears

BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE In a number of my previous lessons in Ukulele, I’ve preached the gospel of training your ear to hear and i... Read More...

How to Jazz Up the Uke

BY FRED SOKOLOW |FROM THE SPRING 2014 ISSUE OF UKULELE You may have noticed that jazz players seldom play the chords exactly as they’re written in songbooks or... Read More...

Learn a Fingerstyle Uke Arrangement of “Dallas Rag”

BY MARK KAILANA NELSON | FROM THE FALL 2015 ISSUE OF UKULELE Adapted from It Sounds So Sweet: Jug Band Music for Ukulele The “Dallas Rag” comes from—who el... Read More...

4 New Ohana Ukes, From Tiny to Terror:
O’Nina Sopranissimo, CK-14CL Cynthia Lin Signature concert, CK-450SMP Spalted Maple, and TK-39 Tenor

BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE O’Nina sopranissimo Any ukulele this small is going to make you think it’s a toy, but the Ohana O’Nina is... Read More...