Comments on: Ten Tips for Ukulele Beginners

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:15:28 +0000

thanks Winters, the only problem with small hands is streching my fingers for certain chords(haha, and I guess i`ll have to learn them eventually :)

By: Winters

Winters — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:15:41 +0000

Hi Anne! As the ukulele is a tiny instrument, your small hands might be just the perfect fit! ;) Me, on the other hand (pun intended) have HUGE hands, and trust me! Huge hands and a tiny instrument is quite difficult, at first, but then you kinda get used to it, and it doesnt matter as much as you thought it did.

I’d recommend you to spend FIVE minutes learning to read tabs. It looks complicated, but it’s really simple and more logical than our usual greek letters (ABC..)!

Woodshed has some great info on it here on this webpage!

Good luck! :)

- Winters

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:12:02 +0000

Hi,I`m a beginner uke player, and I have very small hands; any tips for that? Also would it be possible to make a simple version of the mario bros theme song, with just the chords listed as letters, because i haven`t quite learned how to read tabs.
Thanks again for all your tips,
Anne

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:21:39 +0000

Bob: I think you’d be the best judge of that. I say go with what sounds and feels best to you.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:43:06 +0000

I have just purchased my first Uke, with the hope of making it my weapon of choice.
I have a small problem. I notice that most strumming techniques require index finger nail on down stroke, I lost the tip of my index finger some years ago,
should I use my ring finger or persist with my index finger?

By: AliTaka

AliTaka — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:20:34 +0000

Okay, so I admit I jumped on the Amanda Palmer bandwagon, but your site has helped me immensely! Playing uke for five minutes beats all the happy pills and disney films in the world!
Thanks very much, and I’m sure I will continue to trust your wisdom for some time yet!

By: liuhui

liuhui — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:10:48 +0000

Very useful.thanks a lot.i have saved the site and i will read your suggestions carefully(not a good English learner @_@).By the way,i’m very upset that there isn’t any site like this in our country.
and how much i wish i could get a Fendar ukulele…

Have a nice day!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:14:01 +0000

Theres so many Ukuleles on the market today
My Opinion is to buy one that you can afford
that has a good sound.Unless you are a professional
Musician then look for a top of line Uke.
I own a Soprano Oscar Schmidt,and Lanakai Tenor
that are just fine for my own enjoyment both have great tone. I am sure there are better ukes out there.
Thanks
Dave

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:07:53 +0000

aem2: Excellent! Very glad I could help.

By: aem2

aem2 — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:28:06 +0000

Thanks so much for this! I’ve been playing uke for a few years, and I was reasonably satisfied with my soprano Mahalo until a few weekends ago, when I got a chance to play a much sweeter-sounding instrument. I thought I had to buy a new uke.

I came across this site last week as I was searching for recommendations and I saw that better strings would improve the sound. I ordered some Aquilas that night. They came yesterday, and already my baby sounds so much better! You’ve saved me lots of money.

Of course, I will no doubt spend that money on a new concert or tenor someday.