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Thank you. But it's to be expected. It's amazing we live in a time where we can perform an oil change on a human being... but it's still crazy and has a lot of issues along the way. So far, I'm actually doing quite well. They are very pleased with how I handled the transplant and how I'm...

That is incredibly cool. Smart idea going through and playing so they know they are real instruments and then giving them one. I don't know who came up with that but that was a great idea. And thanks for the link. I will check it out.

So Covid did change things, but the Recreational Therapist seemed to be very happy at the possibilities of something like this. Since posting here I talked with one of my former students who recently graduated. He was part of the ukulele ensemble at UNC all four years. He's still in touch...

Thank you so much. It's hard being in the hospital that long... especially ICU. I've spent limited time there and don't ever want to go back. Oncology rooms so far seem to be the best. They try to make it like home... but it's still not home. Sorry for whatever put you there, but glad...

They have one but they spend time in children's oncology.

All some really great ideas. I will say I won't be able to do anything with it for a while. I don't know how much you know about BMTs but I can't be around people unless I have to because I don't have much of an immune system. My system has been completely rebooted. All the vaccines I got as...

Sorry for starting this thread and not popping back in. I spiked a fever and had to admitted to the hospital to be pumped full of antibiotics and monitored for at least 48 hours. I think it was closer to 88+ hours. Almost immediately after getting home I started dealing the the worst...

No. I put a set of 10's on it and tuned A-a. To be honest, they're a little floppy. If it was tuned E-e like they suggest, I can see the e string breaking. I wanted this to be like a guilele/guitalele hence tuning A-a. I built it just before going into the hospital and wasn't able to mess...

A few weeks ago I had a stem cell transplant, or bone marrow transplant (BMT). Not sure how much y'all know about those but I was in the hospital for 28 days total. I could have been in there longer but things have gone really well for me. When you're in for a BMT you can't leave the floor...

You might not be interested, but a few weeks ago I bought a StewMac mini guitar kit and put it together. It has the scale length of a tenor ukulele. It has the string spacing of an electric guitar. It also comes with a gig-bag. It has everything for $100 plus shipping. You could make it as...

I've posted on here that I'd like to get an Enya Nova. That makes sense to me for travel because I help out at weeks of summer camp. I take vacations with my in-laws to the beach. I also live in a fairly humid area. I don't really have the money for an Enya so I don't really have the money...

So a little update. got around to sanding the saddle down a bit. We settled on about 2.5mm. It plays much better and most of the strings are much better in regards to sharp notes. My daughter likes how it plays better and says it sounds better. I think she’s hearing things in tune for the...

I probably won't get one... at least right now... but I keep coming back to them. I have enough amazon points right now to get one but I've been saving those points for another purchase. I'm looking at the tenor with effects, tenor with no effects or concert with effects. Personally, I want...

I posted in another thread that I'm going into the hospital soon and I'll be in for a little over a month. Everything I take in has to be wiped down to be free of any germs or viruses. My uke isn't as nice as some of the ones I see on here, but it's pretty nice for me. I was concerned about...

Thanks for that link. That is crazy and good to know. Wouldn’t have even thought about something like that. We didn’t take “our” cajon to camp this year because we didn’t have the room after all of our luggage and my bass equipment (I played in the band for the week). We could have found space...

The Volunteer. It's about a soldier who volunteered to be a prisoner in Auschwitz to create an uprising. I'm about half way through. It's pretty good.

This was special to me for a few reasons. They didn't think they could (especially my youngest) but I knew they could do it. It was great to see the confidence boost they got. It was also just great to see the joy on their faces from playing music. I was "proud" that their first time jamming...

This will be kind of long but I figure some of you here will appreciate this. Last year my oldest daughter and I got back from a week of camp and asked if she could start playing my ukulele. She said she wanted to be able to lead worship at campfire next year. I said sure. My kids have never...

I agree. I've shared my thoughts in the free market of ideas. Deal with it. 🥳 I really don't mean this as a smart aleck. I know voice inflection can't come across in the written word so know I'm seriously asking this with an inquisitive mind and a humble tone. If he isn't offering much...

great reply. thank you. I have wondered if it's the tuner for the C that is giving tuning problems. that doesn't solve my intonation issues... but that string is annoying. I'll contact them and see what happens. thank you.