!!!!! RED-HOT UKELELE !!!!!

After

playing your uke, it will eventually cool down, and it and the atmosphere around it will become safe to the touch. The time this takes depends on your proficiency.

If a novice, it will benefit you to get an instruction booklet.)

There are fewer and fewer ukeleles available at present, but if possible the raccoon news recommends that you lay your hands on a Roy Smeck VITA UKE. If you can find one, you'll be pleased with the Art Deco seals on the front and the overall fine and lightweight construction, the ivory (and certain) tuning pegs, and the enduring, lilting resonance.

The Vita pictured belonged to the editor's father. He got in the 20s when a student at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls IA. He played it far beyond college. Here, it's been played by various children, too. It's been repaired several times. Though intricate, it looks like it should be easy to play. We have never placed any proscriptions on children learning to play music of any kind. They've been able and allowed to practice and play at any time, day or night.

It is their VITA; their life.

Here's a sample of good ukelele playing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k