Help: Info On A Violin-Uke Instrument

Subject: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: GUEST,Dave Gunderson
Date: 15 Mar 02 - 11:13 PM

I have acquired an instrument called a violin-uke,Made by a company called Moxochime Colony, in New Troy MI, This Instrument was distributed in the early 50,s by traveling salesmen. Am trying to find info on how to play it as well as value Thanks Dave

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: little john cameron
Date: 16 Mar 02 - 12:09 AM

Tells ye aw' aboot them here Dave,pics an' tuning an' aw' ye ever wanted tae know.Ukelin

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 Mar 02 - 12:16 AM

Yep...and we got a few Ukelin players/owners around here at the 'Cat! And here's a damn fine site to get you going...CLICK

Spaw

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: little john cameron
Date: 16 Mar 02 - 12:17 AM

Dave, by the time you get this in tune ye'll be too auld tae play it.ljc

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: little john cameron
Date: 16 Mar 02 - 10:31 AM

Tuning tips-----GOOD LUCK

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: Ma-K
Date: 16 Mar 02 - 12:07 PM

Thank you all for the good sites. A friend gave me one he had bought at a sale. He was going to make big money on E-Bay. When he saw the prices there he said it wasn't worth the trouble. I have already spent most of one day trying to tune it. It may end up on the wall........Mary

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: GUEST,Adam
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 06:48 AM

If you have any information on the Violin-Uke. Please e-mail me at
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My mother bid on one for me at an auction. I'm looking for any information possible...mostly value

Subject: RE: Help: INFO ON A VIOLIN-UKE INSTRUMENT
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 06:57 AM

The site I linked above still has loads of great info including a section on valuation.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Help: Info On A Violin-Uke Instrument
From: Beverly5876
Date: 29 Apr 09 - 06:58 PM

I once had an instrument like this. It was given to me by a couple who I stayed with a lot when I was a child. Mine, also, was manufactured by a company in New Troy, MI.

Unfortunately, while staying in a basement apartment my landlord's son (and/or friends) broke into my apartment and stole it along with the 6 string banjo (yes, I did say 6 strings) that my grandfather gave me.

This was in North Georgia and I'm now in Washington but, I still frequently think of those instruments that went missing.

Subject: RE: Help: Info On A Violin-Uke Instrument
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Apr 09 - 07:15 PM

Can't see that that "violin uke" is a very good way of describing this instrument - from this youtube clip it looks and sounds as if it's more of a variant on the bowed psaltery.

Subject: RE: Help: Info On A Violin-Uke Instrument
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 30 Apr 09 - 04:25 AM

There's a fine Myspace page devoted to the Ukelin. Check it out:

http://www.myspace.com/ukelin

The Ukelin predates the invention of the Bowed Psaltery by at least 3 decades, though many in the Folk World persist in believing the latter instrument to be somehow medieval.