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February 15, 2008

You guys asked for it… but we still need your help. We have 2 slight variations of the same shirt and we can’t decide which one to order. We have a poll set up in the forum. Please go vote on which one you want. We’ll take votes for 1 week. After that we’ll order whichever shirt gets the most votes… or who knows, if theres enough votes we may order both.

Heres the 2 designs

Brown Tee - White + Red Logo
White + Red

Brown Tee - White Logo White

Pre-order price for a first edition Ukulele Underground Logo Tee is just $15 plus shipping. After a week of pre-orders, the price will go back to the normal $18.

Click here for the pre-order form.

This week’s Member Video of the Week, is … well, not really a video at all. But for all the time and effort that he put into it, we’re all sure that UKESTAR deserves to be featured.

If you haven’t seen the thread yet, check it out here.

Even before we released our DIY Humidifier Uke Minute, he was already spending cash and time (almost $200 and 13 hours worth, so far) converting a bookcase into a climate-controlled storage cabinet for his many ukuleles that makes our PEZ dispenser DIY look like child’s play (which it pretty much is, as long as the child is supervised).

UKESTAR said that this thing looks even better in person, and as the staff here at UU simultaneously tip our hats off to him, we have absolutely no doubt that it does.

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In this episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine teaches you how to make your own Ukulele Case Humidifier. The ukulele like all wooden instruments is susceptible to warping due to dry air. This quick homemade humidifier should solve a lot of problems if you live in dryer regions. Just be sure to keep that foam wet and replace it every month or so.

Be sure to read the full article on Humidifiers found here.

Uke Minutes 4 - Humidifiers

February 11, 2008

Humidity. It’s not something that tends to loom at the forefront of your mind, in regards to ukulele – especially when you’re rippin’ it up hardcore or kickin a smooth, tasty lick on your most prized wooden possession. And because historically, the instrument has tended to inhabit coastal or near-coastal-lying areas, the idea of even needing a humidifier on the inside of one’s ukulele case is often dangerously overlooked.

Today, with the help and support of international shipping and widespread exposure due to the internet, ukuleles have migrated to practically every inhabitable space on the globe. Unfortunately, many of those places often times experience relative humidity below the optimal 47%.

Right Now: Go to your favorite weather-information-providing-website now and check your city’s current relative humidity.

If it’s within the 35-45% range or lower – and you don’t have a humidifier in your ukulele case – you’re absolutely FU**- … um, DOOMED.

Just playin’. If you do, however, find yourself in the above-said arid state of doomed-ness, you should definitely take certain immediate actions:

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