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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…
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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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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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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 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 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 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 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 Youngest Padawan
Tamás GállDear Ukulele Players! A new love entered my life a few days ago, which is why I have not been able to make fresh posts or videos. My little daughter was born. She has no idea yet how much fun playing the ukulele is, but I hope she will find out soon! I did not put her hand there - it happened comple…
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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…
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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