Uke is sold as is it has some expected wear considering the age. The songs appear as melodies in notation with lyrics and diagrams for both rhythm chords and melody/chord. This fine beginner's text teaches chords, melody playing, rhythm accompaniment, strumming strokes and techniques, and moveable chord forms. Harmony made his signature model ukes right up to their closure sometime in the '70s, due to cheaper overseas competition as usual. A D-tuning method written by one of the greatest uke soloists of all time. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1900, Smeck gained notoriety in the 1920s on the vaudeville circuit as well as on radio. Roy Smeck was a famous guitar, harmonica, banjo, and most of all ukulele player from the late '20s all the way through to the late '70s, with his own radio show, TV appearances and dozens of recordings and music books to his credit! A visionary player on the ukulele, guitar, tenor banjo, and lap-steel guitar, the vaudeville performer Roy Smeck certainly earned his nickname Wizard of the Strings. They are a lot of fun and easy to play guaranteed to put a smile on your face. it's impossible not to smile when your playing a Ukulele. This Uke looks plays and sounds excellent.Īnd let's face it. Roy Smeck: Songs of the Range (in Dreamy Hawaiian Style) - Decca (Dl 5473) Roy Smeck: Memory Lane - Decca (DL 5458) Roy Smeck: Drifting and Dreaming - Coral (CRL 56013) A Small Sampling of Roy Smeck 78 RPMs (Playing Hawaiian Guitar): Roy Smeck and his Serenaders: Let Me Whisper/Cathedral in the Pines - Decca 1817. It looks great and is all original with the exception of small repair. It appears to have been resprayed when repaired. It appears to have been repaired: there was a crack on the lower RH bout on the side that was glued and patched with one splint to prevent this from reoccurring. The Vita-Uke was by far the most popular, sold well into the 1930s after the rest of the line had passed into history. Price New from Used from Vinyl 'Please retry' Vinyl from 25.00 1 Collectible from 25.00 Special offers and product promotions. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. 'Ukulele Bounce' sounds like a man playing a ukulele, and very well at that, but creates more of a historical impact as one realizes recordings from nearly a quarter of a century are represented on this collection. Excellent volume and projection the sweet tone of aged Mahogany. The Magic Ukulele of Roy Smeck Roy Smeck Format: Vinyl. This little Uke sounds amazing! It has an all solid Mahogany top back and sides also neck. where it was taken up by vaudeville performers such as Roy Smeck and Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards. This is a Harmony Roy Smeck Uke Vintage 50s/60s! Size 21" Soprano.
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