FREE UKULELE LESSON WITH EVERY PURCHASE.

As a way of thanking you for your business The Ukulele Trading Co has partnered with Honolulu based Music Instructor Jeffrey Thomas to offer you a FREE Ukulele Lesson. 

Remember to tell Jeff “Aloha” from us.

Happy Strumming
Christopher Carr
The Chief Ukulele Guy at The Ukulele Trading Co Australia

How Does This Work?

The free lesson will take place over Skype. You will need a webcam and a microphone on your Desktop computer so you can communicate with Jeffrey. 

Or use your Laptop, Tablet or IPad.  They are perfect as they have inbuilt microphone and camera.  

How Do I Organise A Time For A Lesson?

Simply contact Jeffery and tell him that Ukulele Trading Co sent you.  You have 60 days to organise a lesson.  

What Time Of Day Is The Lesson?

Jeffrey lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has a handful of Australian students already and schedules an entire day to Aussie students each week. He is accustomed to the time-zone difference, so it's no issue finding a suitable time for the lesson 

Who Is The Ukulele Instructor?

Jeffrey Thomas has been teaching guitar, bass and ukulele for over 24 years.

He lives in Honolulu, the home of the ukulele! Jeffrey has a bunch of regular ukulele students from Australia.   Jeffrey prepares all notations before each lesson and can cater for anyone - beginners to advanced players.

How Long Is The Lesson?

Your free lesson will last 30mins. If you wish to continue lessons with Jeffrey,

you are welcome to speak with him

What Is Skype?

Skype is a free software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet.  

Simply Download Skype and sign up for a free account. 

Skype is becoming the new classroom for private music lessons. You will be pleasantly surprised at how easy the Skype lesson is. All you need is a webcam and a mic, Your Tablet or  IPad is perfect.  

Can you Tune a Baritone Ukulele gCEA standard ukulele tuning?

QUESTION:

Can I Tune My Baritone Ukulele Ukulele Tuning gCEA?

QUICK ANSWER:
"Yes"  you can tune a baritone ukulele like a standard ukulele, but you need the right strings.

Aquila makes the AQ23U set of Baritone scale (length) strings that can be tuned to standard ukulele tuning of gCEA.

CLICK HERE to Buy Baritone gCEA Ukulele Strings  

BONUS:  FREE Online Ukulele Lesson, Yes you also get a voucher for a 1 on 1 video lesson with an experienced USA based Ukulele Master.

LONG ANSWER:
If you attempt to tune your standard baritone strings up in pitch to Standard ukulele Pitch (5 semitones higher) by simply turning the machine heads to tighten the strings you will most likely start snapping strings and/or pull your bridge off the top of your ukulele.

STOP! Get the Right Strings before you damage your ukulele

TUNING
The standard baritone ukulele strings are lower in pitch than the standard ukulele tuning. They are tuned to DGBE (the same as the top four strings of a guitar). They also differ from the standard ukulele as they are not in re-entrant tuning i.e. the strings go from low to high.

SCALE LENGTH
The Scale length of the baritone is longer than that of a Tenor Ukulele.  The strings are pulled to lower tension and produce notes lower in pitch than a regular ukulele.

CAN'T I JUST RETUNE MY BARITONE STRINGS?
If you attempt to tune your standard baritone strings up in pitch to gCEA you will most likely start snapping strings and/or pull your bridge off the top of your ukulele.

AQUILA GCEA STRINGS AQ23U
Baritone to Tenor tuning Conversion Strings made by Aquila are made specifically to produce notes of gCEA at the correct tension at the baritone scale length. From the treble side to bass side / 1st string to 4th string are about 025 031 038 027 in thousandths of an inch.

The strings are all plain Nylgut material with no wound stings.  Nylgut is a new formulation of polymerized plastic mixed with additives and patented by Aquila.

CLICK HERE to Buy Baritone gCEA Ukulele Strings