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Today, 08:59 AM

Nickie replied to a thread Kanile'a Islander MAT-4 Spalted Maple Tenor - REVIEW in Ukulele Reviews

Hey, thanks for the review. I thought you'd be on holiday this week. That is a mighty striking looking uke. I used to not care for spalting, but I'm...

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Yesterday, 06:51 AM

Nickie replied to a thread NUD: (a few months later) in Uke Talk

Congrats! Baz reviewed one last Sunday that was as big as a baritone uke, called it a tenor guitar. It sure didn't sound like any ukulele.

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01-15-2021, 01:07 PM

Nickie replied to a thread what are you reading? in General Discussion

just finished Mary Trump's book Too Much Is Never Enough. Oh my god.

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01-13-2021, 11:56 AM

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

Spit on it and wipe it off with my sleeve. Nobody else picks up my ukes!

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01-13-2021, 11:54 AM

Nickie replied to a thread NUD: Cripple Creek in Uke Talk

That is different! How does it sound? Can you give us a review, Jerry?

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01-12-2021, 08:17 AM

Rakelele replied to a thread Instead of NAMM: Share Ukulele Related News for 2021 in Uke Talk

Here is one for starters: Ortega is making a double-neck instrument that combines a tenor ukulele with a U-Bass (model name: Ortega Hydra-BSTE): ...

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01-12-2021, 07:49 AM

Rakelele started a thread Instead of NAMM: Share Ukulele Related News for 2021 in Uke Talk

The annual winter show of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has been canceled this year because of COVID-19. Nevertheless,...

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01-09-2021, 06:13 AM

Nickie replied to a thread Today's Chuckle in General Discussion

One sunny day in January 2021 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he’d been sitting on a park bench. He...

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01-08-2021, 11:31 AM

Nickie replied to a thread Pkaying while looking down in Ukulele Tips, Tricks and Technique

We will probably make some new videos in a month or two, when we learn these new Scottish and Irish tunes.

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01-07-2021, 08:48 PM

mds725 replied to a thread NUD Beau Hannam Tenor Grafted Walnut Carpathian spruce in Uke Talk

That's cool! I don't think I've seen that before.

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01-07-2021, 12:56 PM

hawaii 50 replied to a thread NUD Beau Hannam Tenor Grafted Walnut Carpathian spruce in Uke Talk

okay?? Thanks:)

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01-07-2021, 07:13 AM

Rakelele replied to a thread Moore Bettah Concert & Soprano in Uke Talk

Nice, these are definitely rare birds: https://vimeo.com/497830735

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01-07-2021, 03:03 AM

hawaii 50 replied to a thread NUD Beau Hannam Tenor Grafted Walnut Carpathian spruce in Uke Talk

Thanks Mark yes you gave me great input on the headstock and Beau designed a beautiful headstock with true meanings for me "The Daffodil" symbolizes...

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01-05-2021, 01:19 AM

mds725 replied to a thread NUD Beau Hannam Tenor Grafted Walnut Carpathian spruce in Uke Talk

This ukulele is absolutely Beau-tiful! It appears from one of the photos in comment #24 that the nut slots for the C and E string are not...

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01-04-2021, 09:54 PM

mds725 replied to a thread Tenor or Baritone? in Buying Tips

If you end up getting a tenor ukulele and stringing it DGBE, playing that ukulele will help you to learn the different names for chord shapes in DGBE...

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01-04-2021, 09:46 PM

mds725 replied to a thread Kamaka HF-3D2 in Buying Tips

Have you tried contacting the Reverb seller, Ukulele Lab in Honolulu, to see if they have another one or know where to find one?

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01-03-2021, 01:57 PM

Nickie replied to a thread How did you do on your 2020 goals? in Uke Talk

I survived the BS in the States. I went bonkers over not being able to play in public, although we did manage two gigs in November.

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