Itsy Bitsy goes to Ruby Ukes

Daphne Roubini, cofounder of Ruby Ukes, Vancouver's very own ukulele school, has nimble fingers on any fretboard and shows a strong curisoty towards anything ukulele. She was quick to scoup up the wee Itsy Bitsy uke when I brought it to our Thursday ukulele orchestra practice.

"Fret markers, you could use some fret markers", she suggested while she deftly plinked on the wee uke. A slightly longer fretboard and thinner neck were also improvements that Ruby felt the next evolution of the IB could benefit from. 

Next to the orchestra's cello, the Itsy Bitsy was living up to its name. 

Someone recently mentioned to me that bringing the IB to a uke meetup was like having a "ukulele puppy", everyone is drawn to it and wants to give it a cuddle.

There's a buzz among the IB fans with regards to the next Itsy Bitsy with its longer fretboard and refined design. Already lots of players queuing up for a chance to cosy up to an Itsy Bitsy puppy!