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Now Carring Ko'olau Gold, `Alohi & Manaha Tenor `Ukulele Strings

I'm using a low G set of the `Alohi strings on my main tenor and a high G set of Manaha strings on another tenor and really love these strings. I liked them so much I'm making them available right here on my site.

Miscellaneous Ukulele Goodies and Info

Random collection of ukulele links and information that hasn;t found a place on the other ukulele pages.

Featured Ukulele TABs

Featured Ukulele Lessons

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Just what string is the top string on a ukulele? This lessons sets things straight.

  • The Major Scale

    An essential, core scale with a lot of music information within.

Welcome to My Totally Random collection of Miscellaneous Ukulele Goodies stuff.

Time, Nov. 28, 1955: According to estimates by the American Musical Conference, the current rankings for numbers of US players by instrument (or type) was as follows: 1st: piano - 19,000,000, 2nd: guitar - 4,000,000, 3rd (tie): all woodwinds and brass - 2,000,000 each, 4th: ukulele - 1,600,000. (link)

See also a related blurb on uke sales: link

Time, March 12, 1928: Honolulu instrument maker George P. Mossman (aka "the Hawaiian Strad") is reported to have created a ukulele that can be heard 1/2 mile away.

Nail Care and Information

 

95 and Sunny, Inc.
Crystal glass nail files
7211 E Southern Ave # 111
Mesa, Arizona  85209-2793
Toll Free: 1.888.95 FILES
Phone: 480.883.3709
Fax: 480.883.6625

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These are great nail files that never wear out. Very durable. Some very cool designs and a variety of sizes.

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( from listing's site ) - 95 and Sunny, Inc. has created the ultimate gift item with a dual personality. Crystal glass nail files and pedicure files are perfect for promotional giveaways and ideal as a personal gift. Our Glass Nail Files have a grit that never wears out.

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Nails or No Nails

The use of the nails of the right hand has been debated over the years starting in the early 19th century with Fernando Sor who found the use of nails to be unnecessary with as his contemporary Dionisio Aguado felt that the nails were necessary to achieve speed and tonal variation. From Andres Segovia onwards the nail in conjunction with the flesh of the right hand fingers has become the accepted practice.

Nail Care

Regular and proper care of your nails is the single, foremost way to prevent them from breaking and requiring repair.(Everyday)

Links and Infor from around the web

  • Acrylic Nails - link
  • Flamenco Guitarist Nails - Tips and Advice - link
  • The Art of Nail Care By Jason Fowler - link
  • Care of the Nails (guitardownunder.com) - link
  • Sally Hansen Hard as Nails with Nylon

Nail Care Tools

  • Diamond File
  • 500 Grade Sandpaper
  • 600 Grade Silicon Carbide - available at hardware stores
  • Multigrade Cosmetic Nail Buffer or 800 Grade paper for buffing the nail

Nail Care Products

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Nail making and repair kit, includes: band of self adhesive silk, 2 tubes of resin, Nail file, needle and applicator stick.

The Classical Guitar Store
Robert Page
2038 Sansom Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 USA
Phone: 215-567-2972

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guitarplayernails.com
11230 Gold Express Dr. # 310-282
Gold River, CA ZIP
Phone: 916-631-4219

Links

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Artificial nail for guitarists

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Rico Guitar Nails
PO Box 1851
Santa FeNM 87504
Phone: 505 989 7294

Links

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(from their site) - Richard Dwight "Rico" Stover (b. 1945, Clinton, Iowa) grew up in California where he attended Roosevelt High School in Fresno and later Fresno State University. He earned a degree in Latin American Ethnomusicology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1975. During his many years as a guitarist and investigator, he has lived in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

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Savarez
Savarez S.A.
Capital de 731 500 €
SIREN : 784 124 463 000 59
APE : 363Z
5, Avenue Barthélémy Thimonnier
BP 133
69643 Caluire et Cuire Cedex
France Tèl : (0033/0) 4 37 40 32 00
Fax : (0033/0) 4 37 40 32 10


Links

Benefiting from the most recent discoveries, the classical guitar strings (three trebles strings made at first of plain gut and basses strings made of copper wound on silk (later on silver plated copper wound on silk)) have evolved into the use of monofilament nylon called plain nylon for the three trebles strings and of silver plated copper wound for the three basses strings.

( source: Savarez web site )

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Ukulele

Here is a tenor uke string set that I'm currently using:

Savarez Alliance (red card-R)

C Tuning, low or high G

  • E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the A and high G in "C" tuning
  • B-2 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
  • G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the C
D'Addario Pro-Arte

C Tuning, low G or D Tuning, low A

  • D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G and low A bass strings

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Books with information on Nail Care

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Pumping Nylon (Book and DVD) - sheet music at www.sheetmusicplus.com		 Pumping Nylon (Book and DVD) (The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook) Edited by Nathaniel Gunod, written by Scott Tennant. Instructional book and instructional video: DVD for classical guitar. With introductory text, instructional text, illustrations and standard guitar notation. Series: National Guitar Workshop. 95 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.20417)
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Pumping Nylon (Book) - sheet music at www.sheetmusicplus.com Pumping Nylon (Book) (The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook) Edited by Nathaniel Gunod, written by Scott Tennant. Instructional book for classical guitar. With standard guitar notation, introductory text, instructional text, illustrations, musical examples and performance notes. Series: National Guitar Workshop. 95 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.7000)
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Pumping Nylon (DVD) - sheet music at www.sheetmusicplus.com Pumping Nylon (DVD) (A Guide to Classical Guitar Technique) Written and performed by Scott Tennant. Instructional video: DVD for classical guitar. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.20418)
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Additional Links

  • The Natural Classical Guitar by Lee F. Ryan

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