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Ukulele reviews

Kala KA-S

Tamás Gáll

This ukulele is made of mahogany and has a fairly light brown colour, with an attractive white binding around the outline of the body. Tuning should be no problem because it is fitted with good-quality geared tuning machines. When you pick it up, the chords almost seem to play themselves. That is an…

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Ukulele reviews

Kala KA-MC

Tamás Gáll

No, Kala has not teamed up with MasterCard - the letters MC stand for something else :). The beautiful body of this ukulele is made of mango wood (M), and it is concert size (C). I have been playing this Kala in several of the previous videos, so you can hear it in Pachelbel's Canon (and the how-to-…

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Ukulele reviews

Kala KA-KG-T8

Tamás Gáll

I will decode the title immediately: this long model designation identifies Kala's eight-string, koa, tenor-size ukulele. It was an interesting sensation to strum eight strings for the first time, especially when one of them is metal — or more precisely, metal-wound. Its sound is completely differen…

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Ukulele reviews

Kai KT-90

Tamás Gáll

I had never had the opportunity to try a maple ukulele before, so I was particularly excited to pick up the tenor-size Kai KT-90. The instrument is beautiful, just as it looks in the photos. The maple grain is a pleasure to look at and, naturally, every KT-90 has its own unique pattern. One distinct…

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Ukulele reviews

Kai KCI-100M

Tamás Gáll

In this blog post I would like to introduce a concert-size ukulele from the Kai brand. A characteristic feature of Kai instruments is an extra soundhole on the side of the ukulele, facing upward toward the player's face while playing. I still cannot decide whether it is mainly a design feature or wh…

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Songs and arrangements

James Bond chords

Tamás Gáll

It would be an exaggeration to call myself a fan, but I do watch the James Bond films: the latest adventures of agent 007 provide excellent entertainment. There is also always a great deal of attention around the theme song, which is usually performed by a current international star—although, in my…

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Stories and interviews

Interview with Charlotte Pelgen

Tamás Gáll

For the English version please click here. / Open the English version. In my previous post, The Hungaria Ukulele Blog Is 10 Years Old , I wrote a few words about how I use Instagram and Twitter less often, but that my Instagram account has nevertheless led to several ukulele friendships. That is whe…

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Stories and interviews

Interview with Abe Lagrimas Jr.

Tamás Gáll

Open the English version. / For the English version please click here. I first saw Abe in a YouTube video ten years ago, and I could hardly believe my eyes — or, more importantly, my ears — that such sensational jazz could come out of a ukulele. I remember thinking, “This guy is amazing.” Until a fe…

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Songs and arrangements

Imagine — let's play together!

Tamás Gáll

Happy New Year — may it be full of health and ukulele playing! Imagine us all strumming together . That line is not actually in John Lennon's evergreen song, but I would love as many of you as possible to feel inspired to take part in the next community ukulele video. If you do not know what I mean,…

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Stories and interviews

Így ukuleléztek ti

Tamás Gáll

I am interrupting the usual sequence of instrument reviews and song-learning posts with a subject that may be interesting. In several earlier posts we discussed why it is worth learning to make musicand, of course,play the ukulele, and the beneficial effects of playing a musical instrument. If you h…

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