Archive for August, 2008

Another custom ukulele coming my way

The Boat Paddle ukulele wasn’t the only custom instrument that I’ve had on order. I just learned a few minutes ago that my Mike DaSilva custom concert has shipped and should arrive Friday I’ve been waiting awhile for this one, and can’t wait to test it out. Here’s a sneak peak…

Boat Paddle Concert Ukulele Review

Well folks, my experience of wanting, ordering, and receiving my very first custom instrument is now complete. If you’ve been following along, I have been writing about my Boat Paddle Ukulele journey since the end of March when Jerry Hoffmann began building my custom concert sized uke. I won’t re-write that entire story as you [...]

Olympics = Ukulele Fun!

I just received this email from Al Woodshed of http://HowToPlayUkulele.com:
Hi Ukulele Hunters,
I’ve been getting well and truly into the Olympic spirit recently. This has inspired me to arrange a bunch of national anthems for the ukulele so I can play along with the medal ceremonies (which should give me plenty of practice on the US [...]