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Troy Janisch and uke on the Appalachian Trail and Fay Harding (L) and Jen Bradley

Uke Tales: Hike the Appalachian Trail, Connect with Friends and Family, and More Things You Can Do With Your Ukulele

Here’s another fun and inspiring batch of stories from Ukulele magazine readers about their love of uke. We love hearing from you!... Read More...

Uke Tales: Finding a Jewel

A White Elephant Martin 5KBy Sandor NagyszalanczyUke Tales is a regular series exploring ukuleles with an interesting story, a personal connection,... Read More...

Uke Tales: Finding a Jewel

A White Elephant Martin 5KBy Sandor NagyszalanczyUke Tales is a regular series exploring ukuleles with an interesting story, a personal connection,... Read More...

The Resonator Uke That Never Came to Be

Since vintage resonator ukuleles were both rare and expensive, I had an idea: Why not build my own wood-bodied resonator uke?... Read More...

Uke Tales: An Amazing Coincidence

By Sandor Nagyszalanczy For my most recent “Great Ukes” article in the print magazine , I wrote about Gibson ukuleles, including a little history and a take on... Read More...

Uke Tales: A Story Often Told

By Sandor NagyszalanczyUke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument.I think everyb... Read More...

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 musi... Read More...

Uke Tales: 1928 Gibson Style 0 Ukulele

By Eddie ScherUke Tales is an exploration of ukuleles with an interesting story, connection, or just a lovely instrument, available only at UkuleleM... Read More...

Uke Tales: The Barri-uke

By Sandor NagyszalanczyUke Tales is an exploration of some of the author’s ukulele collection, which numbers 400+ instruments, and other instruments tha... Read More...

Uke Tales: My Pawn Shop Ukulele

By Sandor NagyszalanczyUke Tales is an exploration of some of the author’s ukulele collection, which numbers 400+ instruments, and other instruments tha... Read More...