Category: Fun Stuff

Thinking about buying a ukulele but can't decide if you want to go with the standard, traditional, "figure eight" regular body shape or the more quirky pineapple shape? Or maybe you're just...

Are smaller ukuleles like soprano and concert too small for you to play comfortably? Do you crave more fret space for your fingers and louder volume? Are you trying to decide between the...

Here's an image of an old catalog offering "Camp Line" brand ukuleles and Banjo ukuleles (along with mandolins and guitars): The text reads: Camp Line of Ukuleles, Mandolins, and...

Here's an interesting image of an old advertisement for ukulele lessons from The Hawaiian Institute of Music: The text reads: BE POPULAR! ALWAYS the life of the party, the center of...

Here are a couple of catalog images, dating from the pre-1930's, advertising the popular Gibson UB series of Banjo Ukuleles: Image 1: This first advertisement announced the release of the...

I stumbled across these old plans for making a ukulele from a cigar box. Someone may want to actually try this out. If not, it's still very interesting to read. Check it out (I chopped it up into...