Eyeguy
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Purchased my first uke -Pics added
After much research and sage advice from the nice folks here on the Forum, I pulled the trigger on what I hope will be the first of many ukuleles, and more importantly, a wonderful journey towards learning to play these beautiful instruments.
I purchased a new Kanile'a K-1T tenor uke with gloss finish. It arrived yesterday afternoon and I opened it last night after letting it acclimate for a few hours. All I can honestly say is wow - it has exceeded my expectations. Fit and finish are excellent, tone is superb, and playability is great. What a genuinely gorgeous instrument.
Now all I have to do is learn to play it. I've learned a few of the basic chords and I'm already having a blast just noodling around on it, but I'm trying to figure out what finger(s) to use for strumming - thumb, index finger, other, or all of the above.
Question, it is so beautiful I'm a bit reluctant to strum it real hard. I'm assuming that's normal for a first timer, but I also suppose it's probably ok to be a little more aggressive with them as well, yes?
Anyway, I will post some pics later when the weather cooperates, although I'm guessing again that most folks have already seen a million of these just like mine. Still, I also assume if this is anything like the guitar forums I frequent, most folks never get tired of seeing uke pics.
** Photos added below
After much research and sage advice from the nice folks here on the Forum, I pulled the trigger on what I hope will be the first of many ukuleles, and more importantly, a wonderful journey towards learning to play these beautiful instruments.
I purchased a new Kanile'a K-1T tenor uke with gloss finish. It arrived yesterday afternoon and I opened it last night after letting it acclimate for a few hours. All I can honestly say is wow - it has exceeded my expectations. Fit and finish are excellent, tone is superb, and playability is great. What a genuinely gorgeous instrument.
Now all I have to do is learn to play it. I've learned a few of the basic chords and I'm already having a blast just noodling around on it, but I'm trying to figure out what finger(s) to use for strumming - thumb, index finger, other, or all of the above.
Question, it is so beautiful I'm a bit reluctant to strum it real hard. I'm assuming that's normal for a first timer, but I also suppose it's probably ok to be a little more aggressive with them as well, yes?
Anyway, I will post some pics later when the weather cooperates, although I'm guessing again that most folks have already seen a million of these just like mine. Still, I also assume if this is anything like the guitar forums I frequent, most folks never get tired of seeing uke pics.
** Photos added below
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