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my ukulele progress
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speaking of Earl, Willie, and that entire classic echelon (I suppose Waylon should be included), my favorite story involves Chet Atkins...
Today at 5:19 AM
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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I caught the Bach bug, so I was just playing around. Back in the day I always play "jesu joy of man's desiring" in D, so I just...
Yesterday at 7:26 PM
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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Arrived home from my day job but didn't go to bed 'til 2 a.m. What was I doing? I had to make a batch of beans as I had run out. The...
Tuesday at 5:06 PM
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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I understand you never asked me to do all that, but it is what I would have to do personally. That's just me; if I'm going to do it...
Tuesday at 5:08 AM
ripock
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I saw a silly statement saying the soprano is the purest form of the uke. That's like saying an amoeba is the purest form of a dog...
Monday at 5:09 PM
ripock
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Barring seems impossible :(
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I can barre without using the thumb whatsoever. I do this by using "heavy hand" technique. instead of pressing more and more...
Monday at 4:13 AM
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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yeah. I know what it takes to efficaciously present material. In my teaching days I learned html, xml and cascading style sheets to...
Sunday at 9:21 PM
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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It is funny how our conversations influence our behavior. I contributed to a thread about cowboy chords. That, to me, is an insulting...
Sunday at 5:15 AM
ripock
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The Tenor is King
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By a strange twist of fate, I have always had tenors. When I first got into ukuleles, I "did my own research" and you know what that...
Friday at 5:02 PM
ripock
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This may come as no shock, but I am having the most success in mixing scales by mixing bigger chunks. Switching too quickly seems to...
Mar 21, 2024
ripock
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Is "cowboy chords" a derogatory term?
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I'll be honest. I think it is derogatory. 'First position chords' is a neutral descriptive term (although you could say it with a...
Mar 21, 2024
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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The mustard turned out fine. I added 3 tsp of mustard powder to thicken it up. The lime wasn't really present while the mustard's in...
Mar 21, 2024
ripock
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my ukulele progress
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Wife brought home some leftover potatoes from a restaurant she went to. I expended my mustard on them. So I had to make more. I...
Mar 21, 2024
ripock
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Finding riffs while noodling
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I never use the term noodling. I have always used wanking or wankery as the abstract noun
Mar 21, 2024
ripock
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More like a re-introduction - Rob Collins (luthier)
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Hey Rob, Remember this beauty: It is still the love of my life. I recently bought a custom uke for 5X the obscenely low price you...
Mar 20, 2024
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