but looking at the pictures, it's just a case of stringing it the other way up.

As for the one you want, naturally you need the £25 flying V uke in black:

http://www.musiccorner.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=101059

Just restring it the other way up. It's unlikely the nut slots will be different (they aren't on my little boy's anyway) but 30 secs with a nail file should sort that out. A cheapo one they'll almost certainly be the same in which case it is just a quick restring you need. Or learn to play right handed - there is evidence to suggest that using your more agile hand (the left, for you) is better for the fiendish business of fretting and chording. Gary Moore and Albert King are both lefties who play righty. Also broadens your available instrument choice and means you can pick up more or less anyone's and play it.

A post script............

Guitar magazine did a Which style look at budget ukes a while ago - you can get their reviews here

http://www.testreports.co.uk/music/guitar/Default.asp

I can't find it in my archives but if I do I'll post something.

One thing I've found with Twang Jr's uke is the friction tuners are rubbish - I'd look for one with proper geared ones if I were buying another one. It's always nice to be in tune!

Bargain - six ukes for ninety quid.

http://www.musiccorner.co.uk/Ukulele-Shop-School-Packs-of-Ukulele's/c467_5351/index.html

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have you seen this on moneysavingexpert.com? a friend's in the same boat and it's quite useful.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1077783

Twang (if I may use the diminutive) makes a good point about having a go at playing as a righty initially. Gary Moore and Mark Knopfler have made a good fist of that approach on the gee-tar.

Sadly for lefties like me who tried it almost put me off totally until I gave in and re-strung my guitar to suit my sinister way.

You never know, you could become the Hendrix of the Uke world!

as a left-handed ukulele, I think - they're made symmetrical (I've just checked), so you just reverse the strings or play upside down (the ukulele, not you). I agree with Comrade Twang that the normal 'right handed way' may suit left-handers (I speak from experience), so I'd try that first. Apart from anything else, it saves having to mentally reverse the chord patterns in your tuition material or whatever.

Not sure I can advise on purchasing, as this depends on what sort of budget you have in mind - as with most things, the more you spend the more you get but there are always good value options.

Happy Ukeing!

I've played guitar for many years and my kids bought me a ukulele for Christmas a couple of years ago on the strength of this -

4 strings made of nylon
always puts a smile on
anybodys face who's feelin' blue

For RobotMonster's information, the featured ukulele is called a 'flea' - it's a modern redesign with a plastic body and groovy shape/colours. Haven't tried one myself, but they have a very good reputation for sound quality and value. Google 'flea' and 'fluke' (slightly larger version) and you'll get there. They're in the £100-plus range - you really deserve one, though and you won't need to upgrade later ...

The strings on a uke are all the same weight I think. At least when I restrung mine I didn't bother putting them on in any particular order and it sounds OK. So you don't need to restring it, you just need to retune it.
Or just play it upside down, I can't imagine it would be that tricky.

If so there's a great little store called the Duke of Uke near Brick lane just a short stroll from the city. They'll do the whole range from the £20 range up to the silly numbers range.

If you want the genuine budget experience then a Mahola seems to be the favorite by a country mile. You can get these for about twenty quid. They tend to come in bright colours and are often used in schools. I bought 15 of them earlier this year for a cororate team building event where I got 15 managers all playing and singing the lumberjack song within 20 minutes.

The sound and action of a Mahola can be really improved by putting on a set of Aquila strings. You can get these on t'internet for about a fiver.

If your budget stretches a bit further, you can get something pretty good around the £120 mark. Most music stores stock something for about 50 or 60.

enjoy

Martin

... for all the info, the Word website truly is a hive of uke-based knowledge.

It looks like I'll be paying a visit to Duke of Uke (best. shop. name. ever) next time in London to pick one up. Although I'm going to have to re-string it - I've tried the right-handed route and I just can't manage it.

It was great. I was kind of taking the piss when I started planning for it but it went down a storm. Downside was having 15 ukes laying around the house for a week or so while I tuned them all up to settle them in. GLW didn't take too kindly to that!