New Releases
– Pineapple Shakes by Monika Cefis
– 12 Songs by Sage Harrington
Learning
– Ukulele Bartt has made his Ukulele Workshop Booklet available for free.
– Tablature is not cheating.
Ukes
– 1920’s Gibson ukulele owned by Bob Dylan.
– There are a heap of Lanikai’s with factory defects on eBay. Most with modest discounts that mean they’re still more expensive than Amazon. But there are some with more damage and a larger discount on them.
– A string of handsome banjoleles from Jake Wildwood’s shop: c.1925 Stromberg-Voisinet/Kay-made 8″ Rim Resonator Banjo Uke, c.1930 Slingerland-made/sold 7″ Banjo Ukulele, c.1920 Harmony-made Olympian “California Style” Banjo Ukulele.
– Eko suitcase ukulele amp
Been watching the DVD of Julian Bream’s TV series,
“Guitarra: A Musical Journey Through Spain,” these
past couple days, Al.
So what? Well, here’s so what –
He mentions that when he took up the Baroque guitar
he didn’t really take the instrument totally seriously.
And why, you might ask?
Because he saw it as sort of a Rolls Royce ukulele.
Well, yes, of course he did.