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A Few LinksTime, 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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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. |
Books with information on Nail Care
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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) See more info... |
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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) See more info... |
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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) See more info... |
Additional Links
- The Natural Classical Guitar by Lee F. Ryan
Very Miscellaneous Links
Very miscellaneous links of interest to ukulele players.
ChopSaver
Good For The Goose Products, LLC
P.O.Box 20692
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Toll Free: 877-346-0951
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( from listing's site ) - ChopSaver is, quite simply, the best lip balm on the planet! It was originally created for musicians – people who use and abuse their lips on a daily basis. ChopSaver Original is 100% all natural. It combines the goodness of herbs with nature’s finest oils and moisturizers like shea butter, mango butter, avocado oil and aloe. Kissed with the essential oils of citrus, ChopSaver soothes your lips like no other product on the market whether you are a musician or not. It’s so good, dermatologists are now recommending it to their patients. ChopSaver – Musician Tested, Doctor Recommended!
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Bad Daddy Records
4590 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 500
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949-833-9905
Fax: 949-833-1244
Sterling Silver Ukulele Ring
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Info
Bad Daddy Records is an independent label that is dedicated to Blues, Soul, Reggae, Roots music and its Artists. In an effort to differentiate itself from other independents, Bad Daddy Records takes a partnership approach with its artists, concentrating on creative development of each artist's music driven by the individual's talent, not by a particular trend.
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Bigfoot & Tiki Show
Created by D.J. Coffman
600 Overholt DR
Scottdale, PA 15683
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( from artist's site ) - Bigfoot & Tiki. The world’s first sitcom…ic! The story revolves around the “oddest of couples” living together in Big City. First there’s Bigfoot, who grew up as a loner with a wallflower personality. Bigfoot often stood out in a crowd for all the wrong reasons. He was intent on living alone until little Tiki came along, with his laid back, island living lifestyle and “no worries” attitude. Hijinks ensue.
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Bill Mandolin Straps
Bailey Mandolin Straps
3523 N. Gleaner Road
Freeland, MI 48623
Phone: 989-642-7873
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- Hand braided mandolin and ukulele straps made to your exact specification.
- Makes a great ukulele strap.
- Straps are functional art made one-at-a-time. They feature exceptional quality, comfort, and security.
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(from their site) We are the world's largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since our founding in 1961, Cabela’s® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter®. Through our established direct business and our growing number of destination retail stores, we offer a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. We also issue the Cabela’s CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as our primary customer loyalty reward program.
History
(from their site) Few, if any, businesses today survive the kitchen-table dreams of their founders, especially in the outdoor industry where businesses come and go with the changing seasons. Yet, the leader in the outdoor equipment business has done just that - survived, grown and prospered from simple beginnings to become the largest mail-order, retail and Internet outdoor outfitter in the world.
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D.I.Y. Felt Ukulele Picks
by Howlin' Hobbit
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Kani Ka Pila Klip
(from their site) - Kanikapila in style with the versatile, double-ended Kani Ka Pila Klip. Weighing less than 1 ounce, it folds down to less than 4 inches square, fitting easily into a pocket, purse, instrument case, or gig bag. The 4-inch-wide top clip holds music, song cards, chord charts, etc. The coated bottom clip expands to one inch and can clip onto music stands, mic stands, the backs of chairs, and the headstock of most ‘ukuleles, guitars, banjoes, etc. Two sturdy knuckle joints and a two-inch-long extension bar allow you to position things exactly where you need them. Comes with a black velveteen pouch.
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Featuring handcrafted Made in Maine furnishings influenced by Shaker, Arts & Crafts, and other traditional American designs. Each article has been developed with great care to balance functionality, aesthetics and value. Our pieces are primarily crafted from cherry, chosen for its stable nature, its workability and sheer beauty. Every Katahdin product is handcrafted one at a time with the most appropriate joinery methods. Finishes are hand rubbed in the tradition of fine woodworking.
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( from listing's site ) - Kuawa Road Productions is a family owned and operated software development firm based in Honolulu, Hawaii. We were founded on a mission to create the next generation of mobile software that makes our users’ lives easy, efficient and fun.
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Kyser Musical Products
28141 State Hwy 64
Canton, Texas 75103
Toll Free: (866) 500-2799
- Capos
- Strings
- Picks
- Guitar Humidifier
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Since 1991, Kyser Musical Products has marketed the unique Quick Change capo. The ingenious design, performance and sturdy construction of the easy-to-use capo quickly caught on with musicians. Today it's the best-selling product of its kind and the foundation of a company that grew out of a garage workshop to a worldwide presence applauded for the quality of its products.
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( from their site ) - Lele Music Productions (LMP) was founded in 2003. It was our goal to start a record label and release Hawaiian Contemporary music.... the kind of music that will soothe you, relax you, and to appreciate the artistry of our artist to the fullest.
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(from artist's site) Moogly Moo (aka Mrs Nipper) has been painting for many years using a variety of media. She is also a keen ukulele player and singer. So it was with great excitment that she combined the two passions and began painting ukuleles. She has been painting ukuleles since the beginning of 2007. All the ukuleles are hand painted at Moogly Moo's home studio in Somerset in the UK.
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(from their site) nalu. 1. nvi. Wave, surf; full of waves; wavy as wood grain. Ke nalu nei ka moana, the ocean is full of waves. 2. vt. To ponder, meditate, reflect, mull over, speculate.
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(from their site) - Rock That Uke is a funky, curiously philosophical cinematic love poem that examines the near mystical allure of the four-stringed underdog of the musical world and the recent surge of alternative and experimental musicians on the American mainland who have taken up the instrument and incorporated the ukulele not just into their raucous and irreverent original compositions, but into a counter cultural/post-punk ethos.
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If you are asked to check your ukulele. Take the ukulele out of the case and check the case. Then carry the ukulele on board. From James Hill who learned it from Daniel Ho
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- TSA: Transporting Musical Instruments
... You may carry one (1) musical instrument in addition to 1 carry-on and 1 personal item through the screening checkpoint. This is a TSA Screening Policy. ... www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1235.shtm
- Musical Instruments As Carry-On Luggage
- Travel Tips For Musicians
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Links
- www.TribalUkes.com (dead link )
Customized Fluke™ Ukuleles
John Gonzalez is an artist and illustrator with a passion for the ukulele; specifically FLUKE ukuleles.
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Ukulele Books
by Peter and Donna Thomas
260 Fifteenth Avenue
Santa Cruz CA 95062
Phone: (831) 475-14557
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Artist Info
Not books on how to play ukulele but ukuleles made into book. Very cool. Check out their site.
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Show Info
(from show's site) - 'Ukulele Spotlight airs the last Thursday of the month at 11:00am (PST) on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara or streaming online at KPFK.org
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Chris, Stousland, Stousland Jewelry
PO Box 5672
Santa Monica, California 90409
USA
Phone: 301 392 5860
eMail: chris@stousland.com
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Miscellaneous Ukulele Goodies
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- Bailey Mandolin Straps
Hand braided mandolin and ukulele straps made to your exact specification.
Hard Copy Book: $7.95
PDF Download: $4.95
“A strum is the execution of a rhythmic pattern — in a specific style”
A Guide to Ukulele Strums
One of the first skills a ukulele player learns is the art and craft of strumming, playing rhythm. This refers to an accompaniment technique suitable for the singer, singer - songwriter or someone who plays a support role for another instrument.
Strumming requires a specific set of skills. They are: 1) Memorization of chords 2) The ability to switch chords smoothly and 3) The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum. It is this 3rd skill that is our focus in “A Guide to Ukulele Strums & Rhythmic Patterns”.
Though strumming looks natural to the casual observer, it is anything but natural to the beginning ukulele player. Even experienced players have difficulty in identifying and executing certain strums. Though this is one of those topics that is typically taken for granted, there is much to learn about rhythmic feels, accents, dynamics, strum direction, feel, percussive accents, idiomatic styles and tempo variation.
First and foremost, the subject of strumming is inseparably linked to rhythm. Though an ability to read rhythm is helpful, it’s not necessary to profit from this material.
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