Thanks, Matt! I did find a good video on YouTube showing how to do it on a uke with the same type of bridge as mine, but I forgot to bookmark it and couldn't find it again, so yours would be very helpful!

That's a good point about changing all the strings enabling you to clean and oil the fretboard. I have a mandolin, which has a floating bridge rather than a fixed one like a ukulele or a guitar, and I can only ever change one string at a time (I could change one course - 2 strings- at a time, but it's useful to have the second string of the course to tune to while you're changing the first one, and vice versa. I also have a string winder, due to having to change strings on other instruments - it really saves time!

Thanks for this link, shelfung. Unfortunately, although he discusses how he feels about low g versus high g, he doesn't actually show how he changes the strings, apart from how he ruthlessly chops through all the strings at once! (I don't intend to do this - the strings are fairly new and I would keep them in case I wanted to use them again)

Ah! I thought it was a guitar, rather than another uke. Good to know my ears haven't completely lost their sensitivity! The record is lovely, though, and you must be very proud of it.

Oops...found the home page on your website and it lists them there...but it would still be nice to know who's playing what...or maybe that's on the CD cover... Anyway, I know Percy Copley, having been taught ukulele by him a couple of times at Sorefingers...so presumably he's playing the other uke?

Love this! But who are the other musicians? I heard a viola? Cello? And I think I heard a guitar as well as the ukulele. Have only listened to a couple of the tracks so far, but I have sent for the CD.

Thanks, Matt. I think I'll stick to just changing the one string for now, then. I guess I can always upgrade later, if I decide I like the low G, and get the Aquila wound low G string, since it should fit with the strings it already has on it. I've watched your video, and it's very useful. I just hope my knot-making is up to scratch!

Thanks for the welcome, Steven. I'm not much into social media, but I'm looking forward to getting to know the people in this group.

Hi My name is Denise, and I have just signed up for Matt's beginner's course. I have been involved with music in one way or another since I was a child. I managed to get as far as grade 6 theory and practice on piano when I was at school, but pressure from parents to do well in more academic subjects meant I didn't get any further. One thing I was always bad at was practising; both spending enough time on it, and doing it properly, not just practising my mistakes. Not one of my many music teachers taught me how to practise properly, and the most refreshing and encouraging thing about Matt's course is that he DOES explain how to practise properly, and it has already made a big difference to my playing. I am now 77, and arthritis is creeping up on me, which is why, though I have had a uke for some years now, after a break of about 5 years when the arthritis got bad, I decided to go back to the beginning and start again with Matt's course. I'm very glad I did!