Comments on: Friday Links: Killian Mansfield

By: Nigel Smith

Nigel Smith — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:29:02 +0000

Thanks for the link. I can't promise uke action all the time but if you like good music please do become a regular at the Carnival Saloon. Our doors are always open. Nigel http://carnivalsaloon.blogspot.com/

By: Howlin' Hobbit

Howlin' Hobbit — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:57:13 +0000

Tahitian ukes are often strung with wire. The tradition started when the Tahitians knocked the heads off of the missionaries, tore the teeth out and then rolled any fillings they found into fine wire, all with their bare hands.

I like the sound of the Tahitian ukes and their music. Hell, I’d probably like the sounds of the little electric guitar in skilled hands, but those things just don’t sound like ukes to me.

By: cardboardfrog

cardboardfrog — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:43:41 +0000

have you seen how big those tahitian guys can get? i’m not gonna tell them they can’t string a uke right.

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:15:39 +0000

Hobbit: How come Tahitians get let off the hook?

By: Howlin' Hobbit

Howlin' Hobbit — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:44:43 +0000

The Sontag Jazz-Uke only looks fantastic if you count a miniature, 4-stringed electric guitar as a ukulele. I don’t.

Once you’ve put steel strings on it, Tahitians notwithstanding, you’ve taken a left turn from ukulele.