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Barring seems impossible :(
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Suggestion ... fit a capo and use an easier set of chord shapes?
Mar 19, 2024
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How many pieces of music / songs can you keep in your head, and how do you make sure they stay there?
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Ive been playing piano for 55 years, played in bands, wrote songs and I cannot play without my cheat sheets...I blame it on the 70's...
Mar 1, 2024
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How many pieces of music / songs can you keep in your head, and how do you make sure they stay there?
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In my experience ... stuff learned is stuff learned :) I may need a little prompting (from sheet/book) if I haven't played a piece for a...
Mar 1, 2024
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Strings
5ths tuning soprano
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Another vote for the Aquila set https://www.elderly.com/products/aquila-30u-soprano-uke-set?variant=26854150668352 Two provisos :- i)...
Mar 1, 2024
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Pet Peeve #47 - Do not use a garbage amp to demo an electric ukulele
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And here I thought the purpose of an amp was to play so loud nothing else mattered.
Feb 27, 2024
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My Squeaky metal-wrapped Low G drives me crazy- solutions?
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I'd still try the talc ... at least once. Alternatively, have you tried abrading the callus smooth, with a nail file or fine sandpaper...
Feb 21, 2024
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My Squeaky metal-wrapped Low G drives me crazy- solutions?
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I've used a touch of talc on the tips of sticky fingers in the past ... just wipe the strings down with a damp rag when you're finished...
Feb 20, 2024
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Need tips/im new
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From my time when I first learnt to play the guitar ... circa 1964 ... start with a song you REALLY want to play, then you've got some...
Feb 10, 2024
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Strings
When to change strings?
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I'm with Mike $ ... if they haven't broken or frayed they're still good ;) I have met a couple of sets of strings that were so deformed...
Jan 25, 2024
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How to tune Aquila reds
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I've got "reds" on three of my ukuleles. Having ensured that the nut slots weren't too tight I've treated them just as "normal" ... no...
Jan 25, 2024
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Tutorial
Little Sadie for Banjolele
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I've "fiddled" with this tune over the years (pun intended) ... this arrangement for the Mountain Dulcimer might be adaptable to the...
Jan 19, 2024
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Pineapple Ukuleles? Why?
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My take on the pineapple shape is the improved bass response for a soprano-sized instrument. I have two soprano pineapples, a "generic"...
Jan 8, 2024
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Low g string snapped over Christmas holiday
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I've got Aquila "reds" on three of my ukuleles, low-G on my Kala concert and a 'generic' pineapple soprano and the banjolele-specific...
Jan 8, 2024
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Advice for tuning a tenor banjo like a ukulele (gcea)
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My 4-string Grafton with a 20" scale is tuned GDAE (as is my baritone uke') ... if I wanted it GCEA I'd drop the third string a tone...
Jan 7, 2024
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