mr79
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So, after hitting a wall last week and then getting tons of sound advice on here I finally fitted a strap button to my Pono concert yesterday, and put the strap on for the first time today... fitting a button and using a strap has been something I resisted, but...
It's brilliant!
Straight away (and for the first time) I was able to play a round and round cycle of 5 different chords without looking at the ukulele! For ten minutes! Without a mistake!
That probably sounds like no big deal, but suddenly I feel like, hey, I can do this...
So thanks to all who suggested this, and if anyone else is wondering about doing this it's well worth it.
Incidentally, the strap I found was made by Souldier in Chicago, and I think it was meant for a mandolin. It's fabric, about an inch wide so not as bulky and wide as a guitar strap nor as inflexible as a leather strap. Although the crimson and black celtic pattern on it did make my wife say that it looked like I was auditioning for some sort of ukulele burlesque routine (now, there's an act waiting to happen... not sure I've got the legs for it though).
Tomorrow I continue with the Ukulele Aerobics book with renewed purpose... huzzah!
It's brilliant!
Straight away (and for the first time) I was able to play a round and round cycle of 5 different chords without looking at the ukulele! For ten minutes! Without a mistake!
That probably sounds like no big deal, but suddenly I feel like, hey, I can do this...
So thanks to all who suggested this, and if anyone else is wondering about doing this it's well worth it.
Incidentally, the strap I found was made by Souldier in Chicago, and I think it was meant for a mandolin. It's fabric, about an inch wide so not as bulky and wide as a guitar strap nor as inflexible as a leather strap. Although the crimson and black celtic pattern on it did make my wife say that it looked like I was auditioning for some sort of ukulele burlesque routine (now, there's an act waiting to happen... not sure I've got the legs for it though).
Tomorrow I continue with the Ukulele Aerobics book with renewed purpose... huzzah!
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