Love the polka! My mother gave me her ukelin a few years ago. In the mid 1930’s, her parents bought it for her from a door-to-door salesman that came to the family farm in then-rural Hunterdon County New Jersey.
@fnersch3367
5 жыл бұрын
These zithers came from Northern Europe in the 19th C. migrations to America. There was a large door to door commissioned sales force in the early 20th C. that brought these to households all over the country. The Ukelin is one of the more playable of the lot. This here is the best I have ever heard. Kudos.
@The1CureUNeed
10 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine why they couldn't tune them, the info is right on the instrument. Enjoyed your little concertina! I just purchased one, and play the zither and bowed psaltery, so should not have a problem with this!
@hairburger62
4 жыл бұрын
Love it! My Mother use to play hers all the time along with piano, accordion, guitar and piano for all eight of us children! That was the way back years on the farm !
@PHJimY
8 жыл бұрын
While the ukelin itself is not rare, finding someone who plays it is very rare. There were a bunch of instruments that you can find at flea markets and antique stores, like the guitar-zither, the mandolin-zither, te ukelin, and various instruments that played the strings with little hammers activated by buttons. These were popular in the late 1800s/early1900s, but the only one that seemed to actually catch on was the Autoharp, and it is seldom played in the way it was intended to be played, thanks to folks like Ernest Stoneman, Maybelle Carter and Kilby Snow.
@xgi36
13 жыл бұрын
Wonderful ! after hearing this , I purchased on and am awaiting delivery. Thank you
@jwandhistools
4 жыл бұрын
I just got one at the goodwill. had no idea what it was, but it's in excellent condition. made by manufacturer's Advertising Co in New Jersey.
@daveaspen
13 жыл бұрын
very cool. I just picked one up because it looked so cool, and am excited to get it in tune and get playing!
@Xarschia
4 жыл бұрын
I got a ukelin a while back. No strings, but the bow was there. A friend of my mom's just had it hanging on her wall. Gave it to us as payment for some work. Took me FOREVER to find the name of it.
@GreggESchneeman
9 жыл бұрын
The Ukelins are versions of the Violin-Zither family, They are neither a violin or directly related to fretted Zithers. Fretless Zithers are actually Box Harps/Psalteries. Ukelin players are welcome to join us on "Psaltery Strings" the Bowed Psaltery community web site.
@larab5214
9 жыл бұрын
Love this. Sounds so civil-war era. Great job.
@edithhoman4295
8 жыл бұрын
This music is so sweet and great thankz
@hmbl-cb1be
6 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful!
@The1CureUNeed
10 жыл бұрын
I just got a really nice one on an online auction, looks to be in excellent condition. I play the cord zither, autoharp, bowed psaltery, so am sure I'll have fun with this too!
@jaythejayzer
6 жыл бұрын
He kinda looks like brent spiner. Great to hear the intrument played with life.
@keefmeister77
8 жыл бұрын
I have a similar one (violin uke). Many instruments have a Jimi Hendrix, this guy is the ukelin Hendrix, best player on this thing I've seen so far, and with a short bow which I find more restrictive to use; don't know if I can make mine do a polka like this, maybe if I drink a Hoffbrau first.
@carmen0981
11 жыл бұрын
I happen to enjoy the unique sound of the Ukelin, at least when it is played as well as by the guy in the video :P thanks for uploading.
@christophervaca7116
4 жыл бұрын
"in about to attempt a polka" *Plays beautifully*
@nelsondecoteau
12 жыл бұрын
Great Playing and a wonderful Spirit
@RoZita870
9 жыл бұрын
Luv luv luv it!
@randysquires8362
5 жыл бұрын
I HAVE ONE BUT IT NEEDS ABIT OF GLUING. HAD NO IDEA YOU NEEDED A BOW. PRETTY NEAT INSTRUMENT OF THE LORD'S!! R.S.
@fnersch3367
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Mine has come apart too. These cost about $5 to make in the early 20th C. Like Oscar Schmitt they used wheat paste called library paste to glue the parts together.
@pgvandy1
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@namebrandmason
13 жыл бұрын
I see these in antique stores all the time, Sadly everybody seems to think they're valuable.
@lightcatcher3
5 жыл бұрын
I got one at a thrift store, had no idea what it was. thanks. .mine looks just like that. so I'm going to play with it. I think I would rather use little hammers on the cords, and my other hand on the high strings, and add a pickup, make little backing loops... the cords are F D G and C
@kaysnodgrass4255
7 жыл бұрын
I have my Greatgrandfather's pianolin.but the bow is missing.how do I get a bow. And how do I tune and play it
@Saleccia59
6 жыл бұрын
Try it here: www.hopf-zithern.de/violinzi.htm
@GalitUnggoy
13 жыл бұрын
Intriguing. Now I have a better idea of how my grandmother's Violin Uke was played.
@bobmalone6076
2 жыл бұрын
Paid $75.00 for mine at a yard sale. Now I know what to do with it. Lol.
@nwoodrow1
12 жыл бұрын
I just got one at an auction for $45. The bow has not strings. Other than that, it came, complete with tuning tool. I got the biggest kick out of watching you play. Nancy Woodrow ps...I got a mountain dulcimer and am learning to play that also.
@albanybeardguy
13 жыл бұрын
Nice- but I would never call this rare...there are thousands of them out there. Most of them are missing the bows though.
@robertmatthews2009
4 жыл бұрын
The reason no one plays the ukulele in is that even if somebody can play it well, it sounds horrible. It's worse than a beginner with a violin. There's no way to make it stop screeching.
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