Sam Kamaka is showing me the original pineapple ukulele. It's oval, not the usual nipped-in-at-the-waist model. His father, Samuel K. Kamaka, designed this one around 1916, he tells me, and when ...

Note that in a set of four ukulele strings there are different thicknesses, that will be tuned G (thin), C (thickest), E ...

It was at the Montrose Christmas Parade more than a year ago when a group of ukulele players first got together as a band and marched down Honolulu Avenue, but that ended up being their only gig ...

Also, note that I'm spelling ‘ukulele with an ‘ okina (‘). The ‘okina may look like an upside-down apostrophe to many of you, but it's actually considered to be a part of the Hawaiian ...

Pacific NW Magazine Whether it’s learning to sing, or strum a ukulele, in-home lessons add welcome notes of joy July 8, 2020 at 7:00 am ...

MANILA (REUTERS) - The light and cheerful sound of the ukulele fills a coffee shop in the Philippines. Here at the Uke Box Caffe in Manila, customers are encouraged to pick out a ukulele to play ...

News Local News Video: Take note, there’s not many strings at new ukulele club A new club is offering the chance to learn to play the ukulele. The Stockport Ukulele Club, held its first meeting ...

“The Martin Ukulele,” by Tom Walsh and John King. The most visible brands of ukulele in Hawaii in recent years have been two local firms: Kamaka, founded in 1916, and KoAloha, the "new kid on ...

A ukulele craze happens almost overnight and sales of ‘how to’ instruction manuals and sheet music for the ukulele are big sellers.

Members may admit to hitting a few wrong notes in the performances, it’s quite a physical undertaking, but they’re certainly hitting all the right notes for entertainment.