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The Ukulele.hu Webshop Is Open
Tamás GállOn the occasion of World Music Day, we are delighted to let you know that after a great many negotiations, agreements, development work and sleepless nights, we have opened our webshop. We hope everyone finds the ukulele — or ukuleles — they are looking for! We hope we have managed to create a user-…
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The story of two strap buttons
Tamás GállNot long ago I showed you a Kala tenor ukuleleand also mentioned that this ukulele does not come with strap buttons fitted at the factory, so I would have them installed myself. I have also been in guitar-related Facebook groups for years, and one name became firmly lodged in my memory:Tibor Medgyes…
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The Guest from Portland II
Tamás GállA little late, perhaps, but I would like to report on another "cross-border" ukulele meeting we had at the end of August. Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, Neal and Alex. We talked and played music together for a long time; they are the subject of the blog post "The Guest from Portland".…
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The Guest from Portland
Tamás GállIn August, a ukulele player from Portland, Michael Kolibaba, visited Hungary. We arranged to meet and spent a delightful afternoon playing ukulele. We understood one another very well because, besides English, music was the common language we both spoke. Mike told me that the ukulele is extremely po…
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The First Hungarian Ukulele Blog
Tamás GállMy aim in creating this Hungaria ukulele blog is to introduce this wonderful little instrument to as many people as possible and inspire them to start playing. In future I will try to write about as many interesting topics as possible — chords, songs, brands, ukulele equipment and my own experiences…
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The “Eszperente” Ukulele
Tamás GállI felt like writing down a little piece and sharing it with you. Keep this in mind: with this musical contraption you can pluck pleasant sounds and surprise people with something made with love. (The Hungarian original is written in “eszperente”, a word game in which only the vowel e is used.) You c…
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Thank you for Instagramming
Tamás GállAt the end of February I received an email from one of the organizers of Ki Mit Tube, who wrote, “I came across your videos on YouTube and I really like what you do,” and invited me to take part in this year's competition. After a few emails and phone calls we discussed the details, and in the secon…
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Testing a mini amplifier
Tamás GállI assume many of you have found yourselves wanting to play with other musicians, only for the ukulele to get a little lost in the mix because you had no amplifier. Obviously we can solve that by plugging into an available amplifier with a cable—or even wirelessly—or by positioning the ukulele in fro…
Read moreTaiwan International Online Ukulele Festival
Tamás GállA few days ago I received a message from David Chen inviting the Hungaria ukulele community to the virtual event named in the title of this post. It is a genuine honour to be invited, because David is one of those ukulele players who travel the world spreading the word — that making music is good an…
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Summer Ukulele Meetup 2020
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! In my previous blog post I wrote that we were planning a ukulele meetup for August. Fortunately, everything was coordinated quickly, and thanks to Ethnosound's efficient help, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, we will be able to get together for some group strumming at Fonó…
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Summer ukulele courses 2023
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! Your interest in the ukulele courses remains strong, which genuinely makes me happy—thank you . After coordinating with the venue, the summer course dates are now set: Ukulele Course I – 4 June 2023 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY If you are interested in the courses and wo…
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Summer Ukulele Course II — report
Tamás GállI held Ukulele Course II on 20 June. It was intended for players who were no longer complete beginners and already had the basic ukulele skills. The goal of Course II was to expand those foundations and, with some insight into music theory, help the chords start to “make sense”. On 20 June 2021 — ju…
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