Buying New Ukulele? DO THIS!

Buying a new Ukulele? Do this! Here are my tips and tricks for sampling new ukuleles so you can check all the right things before committing to buying one.
How to Play Ukulele - Episode 19:
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Chapters:
00:00 Tips for Shopping New Ukes
00:35 First Impression
01:21 Tuner Health
01:54 Uke Forward Listening
03:55 Single Strings
05:49 String Blend
06:48 Familiar Tunes
08:14 Informed Decision
08:54 Like, Comment, SUBSCRIBE
09:06 Patreon credits
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[@ukuleleprojecthawaii]

Great tips.. Thank you for sharing with us

[@CTrietschUkuleles]

Thanks for watching!

[@marimaeabreu]

Thanks very helpful, any tips for ukes you buy online when you can't hold it and try them?

[@CTrietschUkuleles]

Glad it was helpful! The best thing to do when buying online is to compare reviews and listen to different people sampling/reviewing the ukulele. Ukulelesite is a great music store where professional players demo much of their stock for online shoppers, and Gotaukulele is another great source of objective reviews. I do the same with my handmade ukuleles I have available so people can see how they handle, sound, and feel through my sampling of it. Thanks so much!

[@wendym2544]

What is that tune you are playing at the beginning? Good video. TY.

[@CTrietschUkuleles]

Thanks so much! That’s Farfalla - an original of mine 😄 you can hear the full recording and the rest of my original album at the link, enjoy! christophertrietsch.wixsite.com/ukulele/music

[@wendym2544]

@@CTrietschUkuleles Great. It sounded really nice.

[@CTrietschUkuleles]

thanks! Hope you get a chance to listen to the rest of the album too! 🎶

[@SpeakTruthBeKind]

Probably more helpful to an experienced Ukulele player unfortunately I am a beginner and don’t even know how to play a ukulele. Oh well.

[@CTrietschUkuleles]

Thanks for watching and congratulations on beginning your ukulele journey! Actually, I think several of these tips can be helpful even if you don't know how to play yet - especially trusting your first impression on how the ukulele feels in your hands and how it sounds just playing the open strings. Playing all the strings together and one at a time helps too. Best of luck picking out your ukulele!

[@peterdoughty2285]

Check the action of the strings

[@CTrietschUkuleles]

String action does make a big difference in playability - its also highly adjustable and subjective so important to note what needs to be addressed with a proper set up while sampling ukulele