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Today, 06:29 AM

ripock replied to a thread Siv's Ukulelog in Shameless Self Promotion

Hi Siv, I'm in the same boat as you (except that I don't have a daughter that I acknowledge). I've been annotating my uke experience for four years...

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Today, 05:59 AM

ripock replied to a thread Baby it's dry inside in Uke Talk

yeah, word of warning. I live in the dessert at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Dry as expected. Compound that with the furnace. I have...

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Yesterday, 07:49 PM

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

Slight change of plan. I nipped my fretting hand with a chef's knife and I won't be playing for a few days. Since that is a fact, I thought I...

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01-24-2021, 11:11 AM

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

I availed myself to an old tool I haven't used in a while, random.org. I wanted to randomly pick a point of departure between my modes. The random...

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01-23-2021, 04:14 PM

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

My Manhasset stand arrived. It seemed lighter than both my wife and I remember them from childhood. Maybe that's because when we were kids they...

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01-22-2021, 08:37 AM

ripock replied to a thread Stringed Humor in Uke Talk

While playing diatonic harmonica, I was bitten by an otherwise docile house cat. In reference to Tiny Tim, it is a bit embarrassing. Ukulele...

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01-22-2021, 07:33 AM

ripock replied to a thread Chords That Make You Fret in Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique

I assume you're using the standard Bb shape. And I further assume it is the shape that's causing the pain and not the fact that you're forming the...

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01-22-2021, 04:04 AM

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

Odd threads lately. A person seeking a 0.01% improvement in sound, but eschewing a 10% gain. Oh well, we were all young and stupid at some point. ...

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01-20-2021, 07:53 PM

ripock replied to a thread Things That Could Improve Sound of Any Ukulele in Uke Talk

To make any uke sound better, take some lessons from someone qualified to teach. That'll get you more bang for your buck than any gimmick or...

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01-20-2021, 04:34 PM

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

I have had some success incorporating the F# Lokrian 13 with its surrounding shapes. I only consider the F# on the 6th fret and the 11th fret. I...

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01-20-2021, 04:00 PM

ripock replied to a thread Humidifier placement question in Ukulele Beginners

I just wanted to add that I just received my uke back from the luthier. I had some fret work done on the 16th fret. I have Oasis humidifiers and...

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01-20-2021, 10:43 AM

ripock replied to a thread Kala ukulele out of tune and bridge leaning foward in Uke Tech Support

Does that leaning saddle matter? Since it is stationary although not perpendicular, wouldn't it affect all the strings the same way and therefore...

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01-19-2021, 06:18 AM

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

My stupid cat, Lykophron, was rolling around the ground playing with a pipe cleaner. He knocked over my music stand and broke a ceramic slide. You...

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01-19-2021, 05:56 AM

ripock replied to a thread Rearranging Re-Entrant GCEA to Low gCEA Cheat in Uke Talk

No problem. I appreciate cleverishness for cleverishness' sake. Who knows? I could be stuck on a desert island with a tinny re-entrant ukulele...

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01-19-2021, 05:39 AM

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

It is a good day. I will be getting Yorkie back this afternoon. The luthier said that the problem was some wear and tear that occurs over time. He...

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01-18-2021, 03:09 PM

ripock replied to a thread Rearranging Re-Entrant GCEA to Low gCEA Cheat in Uke Talk

It sounds feasible but it also sounds like a lot of work with strings that will be all curly from being wound around posts and tied to bridges. Why...

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01-18-2021, 07:08 AM

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

I was idly watching a video online which purportedly was going to introduce us to five essential scales for ukulele. Being scale-minded myself I was...

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01-16-2021, 06:37 AM

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

I have been watching a few videos concerning Thelonious Monk. He is essentially my spirit-animal. However I am not quite like other Monk fans. I...

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01-16-2021, 06:28 AM

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

Hey Swag, I was in a similar situation. Before the uke I had played woodwind instruments, so I knew what I was supposed to do. So I bought a book...

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01-14-2021, 02:49 PM

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

I have to make myself scarce for 90 minutes because my wife is going to have a zoom conference and we have an open floorplan. Luckily I just...

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01-14-2021, 01:49 PM

ripock replied to a thread New Martin ukes in Uke Talk

I remember the last time I went to a mall, back in the 90's. I was thinking of buying some denim pants. I went to the Levi's store and all they had...

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01-14-2021, 06:48 AM

ripock replied to a thread Your Favorite Ukulele Cleaning Method in Uke Talk

Most days I apply an ounce of prevention by not playing with sticky fingers

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01-13-2021, 09:25 PM

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

It was a bit too chilly up here in the mountains to read outside, so I went to the rocking chair by the furnace and finished my book and had a few...

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01-12-2021, 11:28 PM

ripock replied to a thread Three banjo fingerpicks plus one more on ring fingernail in Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique

I have absolutely no interest in learning to use plectra. However Mirek's exercises work well with fingers as well and they are a good complement to...

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01-12-2021, 07:37 PM

ripock replied to a thread Muting Question in Ukulele Beginners

There is also chucking gently so that it isn't percussive.

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01-11-2021, 06:34 PM

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

I was feeling lonely for my Yorkie today. I made some Yorkshire pudding and had a double shot of Cairdeas. Then I remembered that sitting next to...

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01-11-2021, 06:26 AM

ripock replied to a thread Delete Your Messages in Uke Talk

Oh. I've always assumed that I don't get messages because I am not too chummy and have no friends. However I've emptied my mailbox and now I'm...

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01-10-2021, 07:13 AM

ripock replied to a thread Aniline Dye Experiment in Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge

I agree, but I do want to point out that we're burning the dye and not the instrument. It is not like the 70's where people took propane torches and...

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01-09-2021, 07:58 PM

ripock replied to a thread Kamaka HF-3D2 in Buying Tips

Can anyone explain the nomenclature/naming convention of these ukes? I have a HF-3LDS and I assume the LDS means that I cannot partake of tobacco,...

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01-09-2021, 07:30 PM

ripock replied to a thread Aniline Dye Experiment in Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge

Hoji, I have some experience with aniline dyes. I have been making briar pipes for smoking tobacco for 20 years or so. In that field here's what...

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