Know when to stop, especially if there’s someone else in earshot.
My first ukulele belonged to my grandfather, and still bore the scars from being thrown in the fire by his exasperated wife!
Illustration from ‘Hank’s One Hour Course in Ukulele Playing’ 1925
Ukulele Instruction Record – 1928
Here’s an excerpt from an instructional 78 record made by singing star and ukulele player Vaughan DeLeath in 1928.
So if you want to learn some vintage ukulele style, tune up to A D F# B and get ready… Hold on to your hats, and ukes, she teaches ‘at the double…’