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Thoughts of a Ukulele Player
Tamás Gáll“So I bought the ukulele. I wonder whether it will sound good. I hope the strings are all right too. Hopefully they will settle quickly and tuning will not be a problem. Will the factory setup work, or will something need filing after a few weeks?” ...a few months pass... “An electro-acoustic one wo…
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Three Years of Outtakes
Tamás GállAs the end of the year approaches, besides football my other favourite kind of sports programme starts appearing on television: the compilation of funny sporting moments collected throughout the year, shown on Eurosport under the title WATTS. The Ukulele Blog will be three years old in a few days, a…
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Tiki Uku Baby
Tamás GállRecently my eye was caught by a very small ukulele. It was not quite as tiny as the recently reviewed Koki'o Mini, but it was still a little smaller than the sopranos next to it – certainly thinner, at least. If I had to classify it by size, I would describe it as a soprano-size travel ukulele, mean…
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Transposing — for Beginners Too!
Tamás GállWith another music-theory post that is also highly practical, we would like to help you find your way around keys a little more confidently. You may already have heard the word “transposition” — perhaps in music class or elsewhere, maybe even as a swear word — and found it more frightening than usef…
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Trying a Baritone Ukulele
Tamás GállWhenever I write a blog post about a ukulele I have tested, I usually use the brand and model designation as the title. That would have been difficult this time, because a fantastically beautiful custom-built baritone ukulele stayed with me for a few days. Apart from its unusual body shape, one of i…
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Trying a sopranino ukulele
Tamás GállI had the chance to try one of the most unusual ukuleles in the history of the Hungaria Ukulele Blog. A few years ago master instrument maker Levente Késmárky contacted me and brought me two beautiful baritone ukuleles to try. You can read the blog post about them by clicking here . Levente and I ha…
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Twist and Shout
Tamás GállAlmost everyone identifies this song with the Beatles: aaaaah, aaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaah, head shaaaaking, shake it up, baby!!! It is a fantastic song bursting with endless energy. It drove girls wild in the 1960s, and I do not think there is anyone today who cannot enjoy the song written by Phil Medley…
Read moreUkulele Blog in the Goldenblog Top 10!
Tamás GállI will admit that I never expected the blog to do this well in its very first year! We finished somewhere in the middle of the public vote (thank you for your votes!), but I received an enormous honour because the Goldenblog jury liked Ukulele Blog so much that they selected it for the top 10 in the…
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Ukulele Blues
Tamás GállI have not disappeared; I simply have an enormous number of other things to do, so I have very little free time left for the ukulele and the blog. I found a fantastic video and decided I simply had to share it with you. The video features an insanely good improvisation on what looks like a tenor uku…
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Ukulele Christmas
Tamás GállI received a kind request from Ben, who devotes his life to playing the ukulele and travelling . He has just made a Christmas ukulele album and asked me to write my opinion of it. I was happy to oblige. He sent me the album as a Christmas present, I listened to it, and I can say nothing but good thi…
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Ukulele courses in August 2022
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! I was delighted that after the May course, people eager to learn the ukulele kept sending me emails and asking about new courses. The new dates are now set, and I warmly welcome your applications! Ukulele Course I – 21 August 2022 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY Ukulele Cou…
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Ukulele courses in February 2022
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! Over the past few months a great many of you have asked about ukulele courses. I am happy to let you know that we will be holding two courses in the near future: Ukulele Course I — Sunday, 6 February 2022, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Ukulele Course II — Sunday, 13 February 202…
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