Ukulele Forums

11 Comments

1. Bertrand August 26th, 2007 3:46 am
   

   there’s also a chinese forum at
   http://www.ukuleleclub.cn/

2. Woodshed August 26th, 2007 11:41 am
   

   Thanks, Bertrand, it’s added to the list. I knew that’s where most ukes come from but I didn’t realise there’s a scene there.

3. theou mounoukou August 28th, 2007 10:38 am
   

   Hi,
   I just want to mention a young francophone ukulele forum:
   My Dog Has Flea (http://forum.mydoghasflea.net)
   Have a nice day!
   theou

4. Woodshed August 28th, 2007 8:30 pm
   

   Thanks, theou. I’ve added it to the list.

5. ZoosseCam January 1st, 2008 11:19 pm
   

   Hi there,
   I’m new! Any news?

6. Lee Beet February 2nd, 2013 4:28 pm
   

   Hey Guys and Girls..,I am a ukulele player from birmingham uk ,.Ive done a vary of covers and have had alot of hits on my youtube channel ,Check me out would appreaciate your feedback ,!Thnx ! L.B

   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6EwhKlXIIAnOQKcKQ4EB1g?feature=mhee

7. Adam Danklefsen August 9th, 2013 2:07 am
   

   i play mostly punk rock music on my guitar and my uke. lately i have been getting a terrible pain in my right thumb when i strum. i am wondering how to prevent this and how to properly strum.

8. Woodshed August 9th, 2013 9:52 pm
   

   Adam: If you’re getting terrible pain I recommend seeing a doctor.

9. ukulelandia August 22nd, 2013 8:53 am
   

   aloha, my name is Luca and I am the administrator ukulelandia.

   ukulelandia is an Italian site for those who want to start playing the ukulele, as the basis for good teaching, but also deepens for those who have already begun.
   Come and visit us
   http://sites.google.com/site/ukulelandia/
   thanks

10. Franko November 20th, 2016 10:29 pm
    

    I am considering a Luna concert ukulele that is a solid cedar instrument. It is the Luna Guitars MO MAH Concert Ukulele Lizard Design. Can anyone give me any input about a solid cedar instrument sound compared to a mahogany? What should I expect? It looks like a pretty nice low priced instrument. Thanks for any input.

11. Dan Stewart February 24th, 2017 4:33 pm
    

    I have an old Aria soprano uke (1970s?) which seems to be well made from laminated mahogany. The top is very thin and my uke sounds much louder and more resonant than any solid-topped sopranos I have played. Open strings sound lovely but it actually produces a sort of choked string sound with unpleasant harmonics which seem at its worst around the middle of the fretboard. The break angle over the bridge saddle is great and the nut height seems ok so I tried taking the bridge saddle up with a plastic (credit card) shim; there may be some improvement but the intonation is now slightly out and I have come to the conclusion that the fretboard/neck may have insufficient relief. Holding the strings down at the 12th fret, there is a gap between the string and 6th fret, on each string, but not much.

    Can anyone suggest any other potential causes for this problem or remedies for correcting a flat fretboard, please? My uke is currently strung with Aquila Nylguts ; I will try again with Worth BMs but I think the intonation wasn’t great when I tried them previously. Would higher tension strings create enough pull to create sufficient relief in the neck? It’s hard to imagine that they would over such a short scale length. Thanks for any help or constructive thoughts offered.