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ripock replied to a thread Buying my first... help! in Ukulele Beginners

On the flip side, don't go into analysis paralysis. Ukuleles are ukuleles. We make all this fuss over tone woods and about the need of seeing the...

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12-05-2019, 06:30 PM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread NUD: Not a Ukulele Day in Uke Talk

I also received my tenor guitar — at 3 minutes to 8 pm the time promised by Amazon. I’ll probably open the box tomorrow. :old:

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12-05-2019, 06:26 PM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Do You Use a Tablet, Rather than Books? in Uke Talk

I'm old. I like books. I like to write in ‘em and dog ear the pages and even rip some pages out. I’m not a fan of all this internet stuff. :old:

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12-05-2019, 06:21 PM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Tenor Guitar in Guitar Discussion

Amazon promised my tenor guitar would arrive before eight o’clock. It got here 7:57 pm. I had already given up on it. Good job, Amazon. I’m...

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12-05-2019, 07:11 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Starry Night Flea in Uke Talk

. When you finish the case, you can get started on your car. What color is your house? :old:

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12-05-2019, 04:04 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread NUD: Not a Ukulele Day in Uke Talk

Good for You! I’m next. :old:

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12-05-2019, 03:52 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Tenor Guitar in Guitar Discussion

Amazon says they’re delivering my guitar today instead of tomorrow — lucky me. :old:

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12-05-2019, 03:47 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Tenor Guitar in Guitar Discussion

Are you kiddin’, Steve? I’ve had a great Gold Tone Irish tenor banjo for a long time., and this is my week to play it. It’s my favorite stringed...

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12-05-2019, 03:31 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Ukulele Hats in Uke Talk

I have a Triby I bought to wear in the winter (Ha!), but I don’t like it. It makes me look like a little ol’ man. True, I am one, but I certainly...

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12-05-2019, 03:03 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread NUD: Not a Ukulele Day in Uke Talk

I’m looking for a Blueridge T60 tenor guitar that was supposed to be delivered tomorrow, but now Amazon says today. Just the opposite of yours. ...

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12-04-2019, 07:54 PM

ripock replied to a thread Buying my first... help! in Ukulele Beginners

You're welcome. Treat your wife well, and I'll do the same on my end. Some of us on this thread need some good karma. I, for one, think the chink...

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12-04-2019, 08:12 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Starry Night Flea in Uke Talk

Good job, Jerry. Now learn how to play “Stars Fell on Alabama”, “Stardust”, “Stella By Starlight”, etc . . . :old:

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12-04-2019, 05:35 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Ukulele Hats in Uke Talk

Notice the hat stays on even upside down — good hat on a windy day. :old:

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12-04-2019, 03:42 AM

ripock replied to a thread sussing out the sus4 in Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique

Since interest in this topic has been sus-tained, let me tell you all what I've been doing. I have, temporarily at least, eschewed pursuing some...

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12-04-2019, 01:04 AM

ripock replied to a thread Buying my first... help! in Ukulele Beginners

You asked what I would do. I would do whatever I had to do, make whatever compromise I had to make, in order to get my Kanilea. To get my...

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12-03-2019, 12:19 PM

ripock replied to a thread Pinky fixed position in Ukulele Beginners

This is very interesting. It took you a few weeks to achieve this, it took me a few seconds. I'm not judging, because there are things I have been...

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12-03-2019, 03:45 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Ukulele Hats in Uke Talk

As I said before, I’ve always been a hat man, but, unfortunately, I have a large head. I usta carry watermelons home from the store in my hats. ...

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12-02-2019, 01:33 PM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Tenor Guitar in Guitar Discussion

I haven’t had much experience or luck with posting stuff, but I’ll give it a try. I sure enjoy my Kala. That's why I wanted a better one. ...

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12-02-2019, 10:45 AM

Down Up Dick started a thread Tenor Guitar in Guitar Discussion

Well, I just sent to Amazon for a new Blueridge T60 Tenor Guitar. I like my Kala KA-GTR so much that I decided to buy a better, nicer one. I wanted...

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12-02-2019, 04:43 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Ukulele Hats in Uke Talk

Not “ukulele hats”, but I’ve always been a hat man - even when I was a kid. I was in the USAF for 21 years, and, of course, I wore them with my...

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12-01-2019, 11:37 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Help me choose a new baritone ukulele up to $300 in Ukulele Beginners

I like the low pitches too, old and slow (I am too). I have, at one time or another, played all the brass instruments. I like my cello banjo and my...

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12-01-2019, 06:32 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread Help me choose a new baritone ukulele up to $300 in Ukulele Beginners

I was thinkin’ about gitten a new, better baritone uke, but I’m leanin’ towards another, better tenor guitar now. I use picks, so I like the steel...

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12-01-2019, 04:43 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread I'm Not an Artist in Uke Talk

Go moderne . . . Just sand your painting off and splash some vivid colors and a few lines and squiggles around. Call it “A Splash Of Wild Hawaii”. ...

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12-01-2019, 04:32 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread What is the purpose for super accurate tuners? in Uke Talk

I agree with, cdkrugjr, if one can fret and pick and strum perfectly then he/she needs perfect tuning. Otherwise, just tune yer uke up and whack...

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12-01-2019, 04:17 AM

Down Up Dick replied to a thread What would be more fun? in Ukulele Beginners

A banjo uke is neither a uke or a banjo. I have two of them and seldom play either. I also have banjos. True, with a BU one can play...

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