Tag Archives: learning
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Mighty MO Uke Fest Recap
11May 16, 2011 by Tim
I got home at 4:30 am today, and it took me until now to be able to sit down and …
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Great end to banjo Uke week
2April 24, 2011 by Tim
My friend Chris made a video of our uke meeting thank you Chris for putting it together __________________________________________________
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Iucci Banjo Mute
1April 24, 2011 by Tim
Today I had a little ukulele jam session here in Normal, IL and it turned more into a banjo uke …
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DIY Banjo Uke
4April 21, 2011 by Tim
Some people know that I am a DIY kind of guy (Hey, that rhymes!) and because of that passion I frequent a …
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Banjo Ukulele Week Kick-off
10April 17, 2011 by Tim
Welcome to Banjo Uke week!!! Doing it a little different for this post, it is all video. Intro Anatomy of …
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Chords4Uke iPhone App Review
2March 15, 2011 by Tim
A few weeks a go Calven Eggert of Mulva and Gipple contacted me about a free (Yes as cheap as free) app for the iPhone …
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$5 Hard Ukulele DIY case
16February 14, 2011 by Tim
Up front, I lied a little…The case is $5 and you could leave it as is and not spend any …
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First Double Ukulele Hard Case
6October 26, 2010 by Tim
I made my first real hard case for a ukulele, actually I made it for 2 ukes! Why make your …
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Banjo Ukulele Head Replacement
4October 22, 2010 by Tim
When I purchased my vantage banjo uke, I knew I was taking a chance that it would be a wall hanger. The head was torn and I had never replaced a banjo head or tried anything like that before, but I figured what the hell, how hard could it be? It is not hard to do once you know how, but finding out how ro replace a head of an in-line banjo ukulele compared to a regular banjo head with the outside brackets proved to be impossible. That is why I wrote this. So that someone else who is looking for how to do this may find something on it.
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Fleamarket Ukulele rebuild
7October 3, 2010 by Tim
Some would say there is a special place in hell for what I did to this uke. The first rule when finding a vintage ukulele is to never, I mean never ever strip the original finish off. So I did it anyways. In my defense the name on the head was gone, head was torn, and the tuning pegs were shot. Not to mention that there was no bridge or tailpiece.
So here is the list of what I did:
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