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Today, 05:39 AM

ripock replied to a thread Baritone Ukulele, is it worth it? in Uke Talk

I'm going to vote no, they aren't worth it. A baritone is just an inch or so taller than my tenors. My tenor guitar, tuned DGBE, is essentially a...

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Yesterday, 09:03 AM

ripock replied to a thread What exactly is neck heavy? in Uke Talk

I think the problem is you soprano players where your headstock is longer than your fretboard. From a tenor's point of view, my uke is hanging...

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03-03-2021, 07:28 PM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I received some replacement crystals for my humidifer. I need to dry out the humidifer and get the crystals out of there so that I can replace them....

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03-03-2021, 04:07 PM

ripock replied to a thread standard tuning melancholy/old time tunes in Uke Talk

Since you have eight strings you could just tune it in fifths like a mandolin.

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03-03-2021, 04:04 PM

ripock replied to a thread Favorite low g string sets? in Uke Talk

I cannot abide wound strings and I like dark strings so my choices are Worth brown of Fremont Blacklines.

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03-01-2021, 11:32 AM

ripock replied to a thread The E- Chord - Is there an alternative? in Ukulele Beginners

That's a five-chord/power chord. It is lacking the third interval. The third interval is the one which determines if a chord is major or minor. So...

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03-01-2021, 08:19 AM

ripock replied to a thread Strings for A-tuning a tenor in Buying Tips

I always use this tuning and I just use regular strings. I typically use Worth or Fremont strings. Originally I settled on this tuning because I...

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03-01-2021, 06:34 AM

ripock replied to a thread Bridge design vs. soundboard in Uke Talk

This has been a very educational thread. I had to google all the bridge variations because I didn't know which bridges I had. All my ukuleles...

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02-28-2021, 09:43 PM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I'm still working on getting acquainted with the G and the GAB sequence. I'm still trying to latch on to its liabilities and advantages. I'm also...

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02-28-2021, 08:41 PM

ripock replied to a thread I gave myself tennis elbow! in Uke Talk

For that 6 shape, and its corresponding m7 shape, I just play it without the G string. In your case that would be (X433). It is so much easier than...

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02-28-2021, 08:52 AM

ripock replied to a thread Non-claw clawhammer technique in Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique

I became marginally proficient in claw-hammer but gave it up because it was a one-trick pony and for my goals I need more versatile tools. However...

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02-28-2021, 05:11 AM

ripock replied to a thread Non-claw clawhammer technique in Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique

That seems like an advanced variation. It takes a while to get the hang of the claw and learning how wide to make the claw to hit whichever string...

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02-28-2021, 04:39 AM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

There seems to be a bit of a common feeling running around the ukulele world. I haven't been very productive lately and the threads around here have...

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02-27-2021, 02:25 PM

ripock replied to a thread Slotted Headstocks in Uke Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nrCvmcY9oA that's the video I used for this situation. There are no knots involved and it seemed easier than...

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02-27-2021, 06:38 AM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I haven't been doing much of note lately. Just plodding along. Perhaps the one innovation to my playing has been using arpeggios to link my shapes....

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02-25-2021, 10:46 PM

ripock replied to a thread Gliding fingers after an open string in Ukulele Beginners

Yeah, I assume the OP is referring to a glissando. I do it all the time. Why? Because it is cool. Sometimes there is a reason like moving an...

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02-23-2021, 03:49 PM

ripock replied to a thread Clean moveable chords in Uke Talk

What about transposing? You're dealing with a I-IV-V progression in Bb. I personally would move everything a tritone away and do it in E, but you...

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02-23-2021, 08:41 AM

ripock replied to a thread UAS Intrigue! in Uke Talk

Since you have this golden opportunity, you could get something other than Chinese assembly-line ukes. I know, for example, that Rob Collins sells...

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02-22-2021, 08:43 PM

ripock replied to a thread Ulu Wood in Uke Talk

yeah, I checked and it is now gone. What Moore Bettah Ukes was saying above was very reminiscent to what I remember reading on the koolau site. I...

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02-22-2021, 08:33 PM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I've had to do a lot of stuff relating to my work and couldn't put in the time necessary to make any musical progress. I'm still fiddling around...

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02-22-2021, 03:29 PM

ripock replied to a thread Ulu Wood in Uke Talk

I don't know if it is still up, but a few years ago I was contemplating a Koolau custom and I went to their website and they had a page devoted to...

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02-21-2021, 10:15 AM

ripock replied to a thread Best ukulele absolute beginners book assuming no music knowledge and is for morons? in Uke Talk

When I bought my first ukulele, I also bought the Hal Leonard scale finder and chord finder. With those two books, you have your chords and your...

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02-20-2021, 11:43 AM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I watched a really insightful video on the circle of fifths. Most of the time, people are trying to dumb down or make less intimidating the circle...

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02-19-2021, 10:53 PM

ripock replied to a thread Nylon Strings for Tiple? in Uke Talk

From what I have heard, nylon strings couldn't generate enough vibration to make a decent sound. Don't fear the steel strings. I have never...

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02-19-2021, 12:19 AM

ripock replied to a thread Are paid classes worth it? in Ukulele Beginners

I'm trying to do my part. I didn't mean to cast any aspersions. I just meant that, as a consumer, when I approach google with a question such as...

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02-18-2021, 11:58 PM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I thought I would take advantage of the unwonted, although not unwanted, presence of both flour and gravy in my home. They just don't fit into my...

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02-18-2021, 11:43 PM

ripock replied to a thread Baritone Laziness in Uke Talk

I had heard a voice coach say that singers, such as Simon and Garfunkel, achieve harmony by singing a fifth apart. I'll take your word that this...

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02-18-2021, 11:18 AM

ripock replied to a thread I strum! in Ukulele Beginners

clairvoyance. That and the original post was longer originally but it has become truncated for some reason

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02-18-2021, 11:05 AM

ripock replied to a thread Baritone Laziness in Uke Talk

I never learned a single baritone chord. I always play mine like a tenor. And I think it would work in a group setting since it is a perfect...

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02-18-2021, 07:15 AM

ripock replied to a thread my ukulele progress in Shameless Self Promotion

I recently commented on a thread that my ukulele routine hasn't altered with the pandemic, and that's true. But I have modified my behavior in...

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