Author Archive: choirguy
Steven Universe Ukulele
I watch Keepa.com for ukuleles to review, and a “build your own” ukulele kit from Bninteenteam (?) showed up in early June for less than $12 a kit. My son (age 9) had been asking to make a Steven Universe Ukulele, so I bought two of them. The kit came with everything you need to …
“The Best”
I saw a YouTube video the other day, and it featured the “Best Ukulele under $___.” I’ve seen many such videos over the last few years–and I just can’t find myself committed to a “best” ukulele. I have brands that I like, and brands that I prefer. I also have brands that I avoid, either …
The Danger of a Disgruntled Customer
I just read a post on a social media platform, in a pretty large “community,” where a disgruntled customer has posted several very angry comments about a recent purchase (or lack thereof) of a ukulele. The person bought a ukulele during Amazon Prime Day, apparently within a half hour of the end of the timed …
October 2020 – What’s Blocked?
Every now and then, I look through my videos to see which videos are blocked. Most publishers allow us to use their music for the play alongs, but then take all the monetization (the play along channels cannot be monetized anyway), and of course, YouTube gets their share of the ads as well. Generally, few …
Billie Eilish Ukulele from Fender
This isn’t a review of the new Billie Eilish ukulele from Fender: this is simply a reaction to the ukulele. I’m always open to review one, but I’m probably not going to spend $299 to review one. Here’s the new ukulele: I totally agree with Billie’s take on the ukulele, and I’m happy that her …
Not a fan…
This notice from Kala came into my inbox the other day. It’s part of Kala’s new rewards structure from buying directly from them rather than through a store. It doesn’t sit quite right with me, as Kala “made it” in the ukulele world through its connections with local dealers. There was a point that I …
Flight Uke Tip: Ukulele Sizes, Part 2
In this Flight Uke Tip, we will discuss tenor and baritone ukuleles.The tenor ukulele was a natural progression for the instrument—if you’re going to make a concert ukulele, why not make it a little larger? The first tenor ukuleles were introduced in the mid 1920s. While the tenor ukulele is larger than soprano and concert …
Wear on the Enya Nova
Someone posted this image of an Enya Nova today. I love the Enya Nova–I think it is a great product. At the same time, I have seen a few pictures like the one above, where there is significant wear on the polycarbonate frets. The ukulele world often reacts to images like this with panic and …
The Peripole Classic Ukulele by Enya
This evening, I received news that Peripole, Inc., a specialist with gear for elementary music education classrooms (or anyone else) has an exclusive model with Enya Music, a company that I like very much, and every one of its models sits at the high end of my ratings scale (use the search feature at YouTube.com/ukestuff). …
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