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04-18-2021, 08:04 PM

TheOnlyUkeThatMatters replied to a thread Season 478 - High & Low & Underground in Seasons of the Ukulele

Desert Pavement did a wonderful version of this one already. This one's got a different style, at least. As Andy noted, this one's got a highway...

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04-18-2021, 11:48 AM

ksiegel replied to a thread Season 478 - High & Low & Underground in Seasons of the Ukulele

Wow... It has been 10 months since I've posted a video! And for 5 of them, I was unemployed and unmotivated! I still don't have a lot of time, but...

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04-16-2021, 12:31 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Chord Warning for Beginners in Ukulele Beginners

Except for some jazz compositions, where it is intentional. Or most things written by Charles Ives.

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04-16-2021, 12:27 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Chord Warning for Beginners in Ukulele Beginners

A Duke Ellington quote I learned by way of Professor Peter Schickele... Thanks, Jim!

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04-13-2021, 02:12 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Cordoba Ukes in Uke Talk

The 2nd or 3rd ukulele I bought was a Cordoba TM-20. I played a couple at a guitar center (along with a couple of Mitchell and Fender - I won't touch...

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04-11-2021, 06:19 PM

TheOnlyUkeThatMatters replied to a thread Season 477: You or Someone You Love in Seasons of the Ukulele

I haven't seen the Seasons year one awards show since Tina put it together - thank you for taking us back to early days, Jon! Is it too late for me...

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04-11-2021, 05:13 PM

Tigeralum2001 replied to a thread Exceptional Moore Bettah Ukulele (Produced in May 2018) in Ukulele Marketplace

My PMs are not working. Do you have an email address or alternate way of communicating?

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04-11-2021, 01:40 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Chord Warning for Beginners in Ukulele Beginners

And often the singer has a voice that works in an entirely different key than yours does, so you must transpose, in order to sing it (sometimes...

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04-11-2021, 01:34 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread The Brightest, Clearest Strings with the Most Sustain? in Buying Tips

I've had surgery on both elbows for torn tendons, have a damaged nerve in my right shoulder, and have moderate carpel tunnel syndrome in my right arm...

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04-11-2021, 08:43 AM

Patrick Madsen replied to a thread A new big baritone and a question in Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge

I had a 23" scale baritone made by George Thomas in Bellingham, Wa.. It's basically a tenor guitar built for nylon strings. I call it a contra...

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04-11-2021, 05:05 AM

ksiegel replied to a thread Free Magic Fluke Fluke in Uke Talk

Very nice offer - I'm sorry I can't take you up on it! I just got back to work after being laid off for 5 months, and I'm trying to pay off all of...

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04-06-2021, 10:21 AM

Patrick Madsen replied to a thread 1.5" nut Baritones in Uke Talk

Brian Griffin of Griffin Ukuleles make his baritones for any width nut the person wants.His usual builds now are 1.5" unless the owner wants a...

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04-03-2021, 07:42 PM

TheOnlyUkeThatMatters replied to a thread SOTU 476 "All You Need is Love" or..... in Seasons of the Ukulele

Happy belated birthday, Berni! UkingViking did a great version of this 1967 Bob Dylan song earlier this week. Another ukulele version of this...

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03-29-2021, 01:36 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Any of the old crew still here? I see a lot of names I do not recognize. in Uke Talk

Thanks Marc. I'm holding up. However, both of my in-laws have passed away, and we sold their house in Los Gatos - haven't been to California...

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03-28-2021, 08:52 PM

Patrick Madsen replied to a thread Where to sell quality ukes at auction in General Discussion

There's also Ukulele Friend who sells high value instruments.https://ukulelefriend.com.

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03-28-2021, 08:36 PM

TheOnlyUkeThatMatters replied to a thread SOTU 475 Aloha Spirit in Seasons of the Ukulele

Ah, right on cue! Our amazing Ukulele Underground hosts taught me (and likely thousands of others) to play this modern classic from the Mana'o...

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03-27-2021, 04:42 AM

ksiegel replied to a thread Converting lumber - the ultimate high in Ukulele Building / Luthier's Lounge

WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (But can't afford anything else for the foreseeable future...)

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03-24-2021, 01:40 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Bean Sprout #5 Maple Concert Banjo Ukulele Banjolele in Ukulele Marketplace

FEMA set us up for 3 weeks until the 2nd dose, and we plan on isolating for 2 full weeks after that. Just waiting until the Farmers' Markets are...

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03-24-2021, 01:38 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Any of the old crew still here? I see a lot of names I do not recognize. in Uke Talk

Joeybug hasn't been on the forum since 2015, so I have not idea if she is OK. Haven't chatted with Stan for a bit - according to the forum, his last...

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03-23-2021, 08:37 PM

Patrick Madsen replied to a thread Baritone uke string recs? in Buying Tips

Yes, you are using guitar stings for the bari. the CF 35 is a guitar A string, CF30 is the D string for the guitar. And, the Savarex used for the B&E...

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03-23-2021, 01:30 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Something fishy in Uke Talk

Maybe it is a catch-and-release?

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03-22-2021, 01:50 PM

ksiegel replied to a thread Annoying Ukulele??? in Uke Talk

The ukulele isn't annoying, Jerry. It is the kid playing it. Kinda like when I play at the Farmers' Market...

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