According to Ukulele magazine, George wouldn’t have fallen in love with the ukulele without George Formby, who popularized the instrument in England in the 1920s. At one point, Formby was the ...

Phil Morris, 55, remembers developing a passion for his first ukulele at age 7. "I probably didn't play any song at all. I just strummed it all of the time. I wasn't old and smart enough to play ...

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George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...

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John Gleeson plays guitar, banjo, clarinet, drums and bass. But his arthritis makes it difficult to handle some of those instruments. The ukulele, though, is a perfect fit. “It’s smaller in size so ...

George Formby's banjo ukulele has an 8in maple rim and flange resonator, 16 tension hooks, and 15 frets with mother-of-pearl dot position markers A banjo ukulele owned by popular 1930s and 40s ...