Cases for Ukuleles Prices Sizes and Styles

Q. Do you sell the covers for Ukuleles and what Price?. June

A. Yes June,

I sell the Hard Cases and the soft Gigbag type covers.  Price depends on the size of Ukulele and the quality of the bag/case.

Below is a selection form an extensive range that is available.

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Regular Ukulele Gigbag 12 mm Padded
Soprano    $19.95
Concert   $21.95

Tenor   $24.95
Baritone   $27.95

Deluxe Ukulele Gigbag 20mm Padded
Soprano    $29.95
Concert   $37.95

Tenor   $43.95

Baritone   $55.95

Polyfoam Hard Case 
Soprano    $59.95
Concert   $62.95

Tenor   $65.95
Baritone   $75.95

Black Hard Case with Vinyl covered plywood
Soprano    $109
Concert   $119

Tenor   $129

Kala Brand Vintage Tweed Covered Hard case AND Kala Brand Faux Alligator Skin Hard Case
Soprano   $115
Concert   $125
Tenor   $135
Baritone    $145

If you let me know what size of Ukulele and Type of case you would like I could make sure I have it in stock for you

Regards CC

Christopher Carr 

The Ukulele Trading Co Australia

Purveyors of Fine New and Used Ukuleles.

http://theukuleletradingcoaustralia.blogspot.com.au/

Phone 0432 306 920

How to Play Ukulele Jessie J Pricetag.

Jessie J Pricetag for Ukulele.

Had great fun today at The Northern Sound System teaching a group to play this song.  
Its really not that hard and they were fast learners and we were playing as a band in 2 hours. 

Now  F Am Dm and Bb Chords are not your standard "first" chords to teach on Ukulele, but you  might as well start off on "the good foot" as James Brown would say.

If you play  F Am Dm and Bb then you can jam along to the Jessie J video... other people have posted this in more Uke friendly (read easy) chords.. but persevere with the Dm and the Bb Chords and you can sound way more "authentic... plus everybody sings along to Jessie J in this Key so you wont have any trouble makers going "youse is playing that wrong"  

So Master  F Am Dm and Bb on your left hand and get choppy with that funky right hand.  And HAVE FUN
Cheers CC

For Sale LEFT HANDED Black Viper Series LVP-50 Electric Guitar Ltd By ESP

For Sale Ex Display Stock* but still as Brand New 

HALF RETAIL PRICE to clear. 

LEFT HANDED Black Viper Series LVP-50 Electric Guitar Ltd By ESP 

+ FREE Gigbag with Backpack style straps and handle, 2 zip pickets for books n extras. 

Plastic still on the pickups and trussrod cover - see picks. Unmarked Perfect condition. 

PERFECT BEGINNERS GUITAR 
Up for grabs is a brand new ESP Ltd Lefthanded LVP-50 Viper Electric guitar. 
This guitar is in brand new condition. 

The VP-50 sounds great and are super easy to play making them a great beginner or intermediate guitar. 

*Note we cannot find the original ESP LTD Carboard Box...to make up for this your Guitar will come with a Gigbag FREE which is better than a carboard box. 

LEFT HANDED ESP LTD Black Viper LVP-50 Electric Guitar 


Product Information: 
The ESP LTD Viper-50 Electric Guitar is all about playability. 
The Viper's sculpted Agathis (Basswood) body is extremely comfortable and big enough to ring out with full, rich, sustaining lead and rhythm sounds. LTD by ESP promise superb stability and long life. 

The dual ESP LH-150 pickups buck 60-cycle hum, making them much quieter than single-coil pickups and more powerful. 

The 24-3/4" scale (The Gibson Scale Length) is slightly shorter than many electric guitars, making for less string tension and easier play. 


Features include a Maple neck with 24 jumbo frets on a Rosewood fingerboard, this mean Super Fast easy Playability. Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpiece, and ESP LH-150 humbucking pickups. 

No matter what style of music you play, the Viper-50 has the tone and easy playability to keep up with you. 

Features 
Basswood body 
Bolt-on maple neck 
Thin U-shaped neck 
24-3/4" scale length 
42mm nut width 
Rosewood fretboard 
ESP LH-150 humbucking pickups 
Tune-o-matic-style bridge 
Stopbar tailpiece 
24 extra-jumbo frets 
ESP tuners 
Chrome hardware 

Postage Services if required 

All items are sent via Registered Courier $50 anywhere in Australia 

All items are carefully packaged to ensure they arrive safely.

See it on Gumtree or send me an email.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/m-my-ad.html?adId=1012614513

14th April 10am - 2pm Tiny Tree Market Virginia

Just a quickie message today to tell you all that The Ukulele Trading Co has been accepted as one of the Market Stall Traders at the Virgina Tiny Tree Market on Sunday 14th April 2013.

This will be a new Market that will run out of the Virgina Community Centre.  Virginia is a Great little township North of Adelaide.  You can get to the township quicksmart on the New Northern Bypass road.  Or if coming from the Elizabeth area its at the end of Womma Road.

As usually there will be lots of the world famous Kala Brand Ukuleles to look at and play, lots of Ukulele Demonstrations through the day, lots of tips and tricks and free lessons.  No not your usual Market stall at all.

I have very fond memories of the country township of Virginia, my very first band, Contrapunctus, spent a lot of time in the town as we were offered the use of a local Market Gardeners Tractor Shed to have Band Practice in.

See you all on the Sunday 14th April at the Tiny Tree Market in the Virginia Community Centre.

FREE INSTRUMENT TUNING DAY Sundays in January at Pooraka Sunday Markets 6am -12 noon

FREE INSTRUMENT TUNING DAYS in January
at The Pooraka Sunday Markets
6am - 12noon. Enter off Diagonal Road or Main North Road, Stall 89 in the Big Shed 

So you got a Ukulele (or Guitar or Bass) for Christmas, Now What? 

Well pop into the Pooraka Sunday Markets Stall 89 and I will be offing a FREE TUNING DAY for your Ukulele, Guitar Or Bass guitar. 


STRING CHANGE & TUNE...FULL SET $30...ON THE SPOT 
If your Instrument has cheap strings on it, I can also restring your instrument on the spot.  Only $30 including strings for Ukuleles and Guitars. 

You will be amazed by what a difference a quality set of strings, properly fitted and stretched will do for the tone and playability of your instrument. 


LEAN TO PLAY BOOKS & DVD's 
Lots of Learning Books and DVD's, Guitar, Ukulele, Keyboards, 

Gig Bags, Ukulele Stands for sale. 


cheers CC, 
see you down the markets. 

Pooraka Sunday Markets NOT GEPPS CROSS DRIVE-IN MARKETS 
Stall 89 in the Big Shed 

Enter off Diagonal Road or Main North Road, 

1950's or early 1960's Maton Alver Archtop Acoustic Guitar

A True Made In Australia Maton Alver
Vintage Guitar That is A Blast From The Past.
So CC why a Guitar on a Ukulele site you ask?
Well I am selling this guitar on behalf a friend that has taken to Ukulele "Like a duck to water" and he is having a clearout of his guitar collection to make room for more Ukuleles, sensible man I'd say.

Here is an original and medium mileage Maton Alver archtop acoustic guitar, made by Maton I believe in the late '50s or early '60s. Back in the day when "Hand Made" was the only way to make guitars.  Made in Victoria Australia.

ITEM HAS SOLD

This is definitely one suitable for the Vintage Guitar Collector, or for a musician wanting to get that authentic archtop tone. This guitar sounds very similar to the Hofner archtops of the same period, not surprising given the similar construction methods.

This Alver still has its original scratchguard fitted with the famous Maton Big Rigger Sailing Ship.
BUT NO CASE.

As you can see from the pictures all the sides are still tightly bonded with no cracking or comming apart.  The Neck is still securely in place with no movement at the heel.

The Finish is pretty good for an original 1950/60's guitar, a few little nicks and dings and scuffs here and there, but overall very neat and tidy for the age, I should look so good at 60 to 70 years old I wish!

The action is Meduim/Highish but the guitar is very playable, suits finger picking and would make a cracking slide guitar, but a lead guitar fretboard burner it is not. Again please check out the pictures.

The Neck is straight and I've tried to take pictures from above along the neck, Treble Side and Bass Side and a picture over the neck body join from the side.  I have given the frets and fingerboard a clean and polish, the fingerboards been lem oiled and a new set of Martin Strings fitted.

HISTORY

Alver was the budget or 'student' line of guitars made by Maton at the time, and didn't have body binding or other fancy fitments, The Maton Alver Series may have been the budget line but Alver guitars were made alongside the regular more expensive Maton models.

The reason they stopped making Alver’s was that it cost too much to make them, as despite them being simple they still took a long time to make. They couldn’t cut corners on quality. The features might have been slightly cheaper, but the workmanship was still there…  Maton just couldn’t build them any cheaper.



Bill May's wife, Vera is the reason for the 'ver' part of the Alver name. Not sure where the 'Al' part of the name comes from.  I've researched the internet and most people agree the Ver is for Vera but no one can nail down the Al part of the Name.

SUMMARY
One suitable for the Vintage Guitar Collector, the Maton Alver Guitars look great and are part of Australian Musical Instrument History.

This vintage guitar sounds light airy and sweet, and is in good playing condition. Neck angle/join is good and solid. The frets and fingerboard show the typical signs of the age from having been played, and please check out the many photographs.


The Maton Company still manufactures guitars to this day and produce some of the best quality guitars on the planet without silly pricetags.

Regards CC

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MANY MORE Ukuleles, Strings, Tuners, Cases, Capos & Accessories in-stock.

I Carry a Huge Range of Kala & Ohana Ukuleles, Aquila & Worth Ukulele Strings. 

Fancy Something Else?
Please Contact me and I can arrange to make it happen.
Call 0432 306 920 9am to 5pm
Or Email ChrisFromUkuleleTrading@gmail.com

Most of my Products are FREE Postage Australia Wide!

I also Sell on eBay Australia
http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/chris-from-ukulele-trading#

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