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Yeah, I've got a couple of ukes. Mainly bought them to support my wife who took up playing the uke when she saw the pleasure I was having with my guitar.
Don't play the ukes as I'm still guitar crazy. I regularly spruke the uke to others as it's so much easier to get started playing and so much of what you learn can be taken to the guitar. |
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Looks like the only thing on it not made of koa is the tuners! Beautiful! You got a great deal... |
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Kamaka Soprano model HF-1 ... bought new 1979 at the base store at Pearl Harbor for $52.
Not $14 ... but $52 ain't bad considering today's MSRP is $995. http://www.kamakahawaii.com/instruments.html The Koa on the the top looks like a tiger. Nice flame Koa neck. I can't find a SN anywhere on it. Does anyone know who made these tuners? After almost 40 years they are still nice and smooth and can deliver minute pitch adjustments. Inside of pamphlet it came with. Still have the price tag. Last edited by Tico; 03-13-2017 at 11:39 PM. |
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I had a uke custom built for me, all mahogany, lefty. I've not played it much, however, as it confuses me....switching from guitar to uke and back again. The uke is tuned as most ukes are. I suppose I could get it reset so that the four strings are the same as the four high strings on the guitar, so that fingering would be the same from uke to guitar, but I was advised not to....would lose the charm of the uke, or some such rationale.
Tell me, uke players, are yours tuned the way most ukes are: "My dog has fleas" or.....? And how do you avoid getting confused switching from guitar to uke, if tuning is different? (OK, I know that lots of folks play mando and guitar and banjo and such....I am not that advanced! ) I saw Jake Shimabukuro in concert a week or so ago. That guy blazes on his uke! And he plays a kind of hybrid fingerstyle + strumming. It was amazing. I am learning fingerstyle on guitar and want to do the same on my uke. Someday!
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I dabble on my Mainland mahogany concert Uke.
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My husband wants to try a guitalele. He's the uke player in the house. Maybe I'll show him your vid for inspiration.
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I started playing the uke about a year ago, Pono Acacia tenor. Joined a uke club for awhile and just about quit playing the guitar. It's opened up another whole repetroie of songs for me. Lots of jazzy chords I have trouble playing on the guitar. Get the Daily Ukulele books and spend some time on http://ukuleleunderground.com and your on your way.
Check this out: https://youtu.be/ALTKER_NkX0 |
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Ellamom, funny you should mention it: last night was first time playing uke with guitarists, and several times, as I'm watching my friends guitar-chord changes and having to translate and keep up on uke....my brain hurt! I'd see a D shape, but then realize "doh, that's a G" on uke, and make a barre chord F shape, and oops, that's B flat. I could feel new neuronal connections being made by bushwhacking through my brain
And yes, I'm using the standard GCEA tuning (high G) |
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I have dabbled in ukulele as well, though I personally find them highly specialized. I think it might just be me, but the tone of the Ukulele and the mellow(ness) has it's place and it seems hard for me to deviate from mellow songs. I have a banjo uke by deering which is a fantastic instrument. It's a concert scale, and has a standard banjo pot 11in I think which lends itself to a deeper more resonant tone versus other banjoleles. I highly recommend them if you are looking for something different. Loud loud loud.
Uke is great for grab and go. I take mine camping, to the park, beach, etc.
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I play ukulele for several years before moving to guitar. I began with no musical background, so the uke allowed me to learn the basics of music on a simple instrument. I learned a lot from the good folks over at UU. I found many of the skills I learned on the uke to be quite transferrable when I started guitar. If I didn't learn the basics on the ukulele, I don't think I would have had the confidence to try guitar.
They each have their advantages. I love the sound options I have my guitar. A nice solid wood uke is a lot less expensive than a comparable guitar so they are easier to collect. For some reason, when the real hot humid weather hits, I feel more like playing the uke. I think one of the best things about the ukulele, is that it allows people like me, who know nothing about music, access to making music and feeling groovy. |
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I play a Lanikai baritone Ukulele and I chose the baritone because it is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar. I know that some don't really consider the baritone to be a real ukulele but it works for me. As an added bonus, it turned out to be a dandy little travel guitar! I took it up originally so I could take a uke class with my wife. My wife wanted to take up a musical instrument because I play guitar and our two daughters guitar and banjo respectively and she wanted to play with us. My wife had never played a musical instrument (other than a triangle) before and the ukulele was the perfect instrument for her. She is now hooked and so excited that she is creating music.
We are members of a Uke group and play all over the place; festivals, nursing homes, farmer's markets, etc. It is great fun for us and have made many new friends. That seems to be the thing about the ukulele is it is a social instrument and is just flat out fun! |
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I'll be using it in my recordings with my 000 resonator , dreadnought and 000 nylon guitar soon .
My electric's body&neck are solid Honduran mahogany w/a maple top . Never dreamed I'd own such nice musical instruments , I am so happy with this collection . I'm going to enjoy the contrasting sounds these instruments make together along with acoustic harmonica ( both diatonic and chromatic ) , tomorrow I expect a visit from Mr. UPS Except for the nylon , all the others were gifts from my late wife to me . They are each really fine playing and sounding instruments . I can't help but think of her with them around , she loved to hear them when I'd practice and or serenade her . EZ : HR
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