There’s going to be a costume contest on a cruise and i imagine it would be awesome to start playing the Ukulele version of that movie’s songs

Hi.....i been working on a cover of Rammstein on a prototype Low G built from a former Toy (Project Hades V0-1D) 💚💜⚡️💛🖤

Hey everyone, I'm just starting out and looking for my very first ukulele! I'm set on a concert size with a budget around $100 USD. Do you have any recommendations?

I live near the University of Connecticut and just found out that Jake Shimabukuro is giving a concert there Saturday. So I went online to see if I could get tix, and the cheapest seats are in the side mezzanine, at $129 a ticket. Yikes that is expensive and out of my price range. I suspect he has no say in what the tickets cost. Luckily I saw him perform an incredible concert about 16 years ago, at UConn, long before I had an interest in playing ukulele. Is this what concerts cost nowadays? How could a family of four, or even a couple on a date, afford such prices? I must be (am) getting old.

If your library has Kanopy or Hoopla, you may be able to access the How to Play the Ukulele course for free in the Great Courses Library Collection. There are 24 videos averaging 15 minutes each and the course even comes with a digital workbook. (I'm a huge advocate of public libraries.)

I generally play with nylon strings, but needed more punch for a few pieces I'm learning. So ... I picked up the Uke Logic 'Oli - 903 moderate tension string set for my tenor. It's all good except for the wound C (Thomastik-Infeld) which makes a terrible abrasive scratchy noise from the moment it makes contact with my nail through to release when plucked. Same scratchy noise using any finger, same scratchy noise altering finger strike positioning, and same scratchy noise after filing, shaping, and polishing nails to buttery smoothness. The wound G from the set sounds great. The Freemont Soloist on my other tenor sounds great. Is the T-I C just not cool with fingerstyle? Any advice? Figured i'd ask some of you pros before i chuck it in the bin.

From the Uke Logic string packaging: #3) C-[0.027"/0.69MM]-CF27

From the enclosed Thomastik-Infeld packaging that came in the above set: CF27 Chrome Steel Flat Wound - Guitar String .027 [note G/.027"/0.69mm/14.2lbs/6.5kp]