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.

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.

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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