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So sorry to hear of this, Rob. I wish you all the best.

John Colter

Welcome, Flynn - you've come to the right place!

John Colter

"I'm thinking about taking some singing lessons. I wonder if I could learn to sing well enough at least so that I could sing along with my uke."

Yes, you can learn to sing well enough and taking...

The original question of this thread has a built-in assumption - that friction tuners are inferior to geared. You may prefer geared tuners, but that doesn't mean that they are better.

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My only privilege is that I live in England and am more than eighty years old. As usual, the service varies considerably depending upon where in England you live. My elder sister and her husband are...

Excessive battery consumption? The batteries in my Snark last a lot longer than six months.

John Colter

If you are used to playing a ukulele tuned gCEA then a workshop which concentrates on aDF#B would be no help. I'd guess they are just making that distinction.

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My Snark is exactly ten years old. When it broke, I fixed it with sewing thread and Araldite epoxy glue. Both joints are still solid and move as they should. It is about ready for its third battery -...

Today, I had the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine (three weeks after the initial dose). Everything hunky dory so far. Nothing to report except that the arthritis in my wrists has been noticeably...

Thanks for the chuckle!;)

John C.

"Get more familiar with the names of jazz chord shapes (think CAGED for f.i. am7) in different positions"

Sitting or standing are the best positions. Canoes can be problematical.

John Colter

Lose some weight, do more walking, cease buying ukuleles. Sounds simple, but it ain't!

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Same as usual - terrible!

JC.

I ticked, "None" - but I've been wrong before. Still, it's the second of January, already, and I haven't bought anything yet.:cool:

John Colter

Yeah! It all depends upon what you mean by a painted ukulele.

John Colter

I only bought four, but I had two given to me. All sopranos, of course.

I sold one.

John Colter

Hi Maxmax,

Don't give up! The forum is playing up a bit at present. "High quality" and "painted" don't usually go together. I look forward to seeing what you have in mind.

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Hi Janine,

Yes, I would recommend the Koa Kalane pineapple soprano. The sound, to my ears, is definitely warmer, rather than bright. Mine still has the strings with which it was supplied. I've...

But we've got our sovereignty back - for what it's worth.

John Colter

That's beautiful, Ken. I've been playing the bootleg Timms lately (damaged, repaired, no label) - it's a lovely instrument.

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What's the strumming pattern?

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By John Cage, of course!

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Welcome, from West Midlands, UK.

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..............and they say the camera doesn't lie.

John Colter

Neil Sedaka, who wrote and performs "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", first sang it as a Rock 'n Roll number - many years ago. Nowadays, he performs it slowly, wistfully, as a sad ballad. It gets me,...