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    Price Drop Bonanza Oreo Concert Cherry/Blk Walnut Misi pickup

    Purchased new April 2019. Like new condition. Includes Misi pick up installed by Bonanza and hard case. Currently wearing low G Aquila Reds. Love the sound of the cherry wood but I mostly play baritone now and this is my last and favorite concert ukulele.
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    WTB Ohana or Clearwater Baritone roundback ukulele (BK70RB)

    I tried to buy a Clearwater Baritone some years ago and couldn't find one available in the US. Thanks for the E bay Store link.
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    Issue with baby bari string?

    I was under the impression that those strings were designed for tenor ukuleles. I'm not surprised there were issues on a concert.
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    Spiritual Practice, Meditation and the Ukulele

    I play one of Daniel Ward's meditations first thing every morning when I pick up a ukulele. Played multiple times over, I think of it as a sort of walking meditation. Also a good warm up and can be used with various picking patterns so your picking gets better. Ward had a book of meditations...
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    Who here remembers Ukulele Mike?

    I'm a big fan of ukulele Mike Lynch and having acquired all of his chord melody books, still play some of his arrangements regularly.
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    Ukuleles Saved Martin

    Martin made great baritones. I wonder why they stopped. Even more interesting to me, with the rise in baritone popularity, is why they don't make one now?
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    Strings Fremont Blackline vs Anuenue Blackwater, same strings or not?

    The fact that you had a problem with one Fremont Blackline A string does not mean Fremonts have an issue. I've been using them on multiple ukuleles for years without a single string break or any other problem. It could have been a rare faulty string but equally likely a nut slot issue or user...
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    Color Strings Failed Me

    Never had an issue with Fremont Blackline or Worth Browns. Strings are mass produced so I guess stuff can happen.
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    What is an unpopular/controversial opinion you have regarding the ukulele?

    After playing low G and baritone ukuleles for several years I've lost all interest in re-entrant tuning. Sorry.
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    What is the hype around Flight?

    I bought a Fireball Baritone a year ago. I don't know if it's the mango but I love the sound and it's become one of my favorite ukuleles. No quality issues and no complaints.
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    Strings Low GCEA string sets for baritone-- advice and suggestions please!

    Another approach. Why not play your baritone just like you play your soprano? Unless you're needing to match the key it works just fine and over time you can't help but learn that a C chord is a G chord etc.....
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    This is why the Baritone uke is the best thing ever

    I'm not a fan of this particular YouTube channel which seems to champion buying, collecting and selling inexpensive Amazon ukuleles. That saying about knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing keeps jumping to mind. My big surprise is the amount of animis expressed for the sweet...
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    What's the best tuner,?

    I like the small D'Addario clip on tuners. I have a Peterson Strobe as well but don't use it as often. I'm grateful someone pointed me to the free Tuner Ninja. I think this online tuner is a real help to beginners or anyone who might sometimes need to know if they're in the right octave. Clip...
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    Baritone String ID

    Yes. I've got them on my Mainland Baritone. Uke Logic also sells a set with a gold D and flatwound G.
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    Chunky Neck

    Pono has been slandered this way for a long time. I agree that this is an individual preference. I own ukuleles with wider and narrower, thicker and thinner necks and to me it makes no difference is playability.
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    Finally no more squeak on my Aquila Reds, which I think are awesome strings :D

    I've tried the Reds and I envy those who love them. I hate everything about them but the sound which is hard to appreciate when I can't get these strings, except the wound G, on my Bonanza concert in tune*. *String reads flat. Tighten string, still flat. Tighten string, still flat, tighten...
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    When was the last time you changed your strings?

    I agree. I'm a little embarrassed to admit I just bought one of those electric string winder/tuners.
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    Song Help Request Fairytale of New York - Fingerstyle

    Thanks. Looks like his three Christmas books are all chord versions of songs. Fairytale seems such a natural for fingerstyle because it requires two singers to do a chord version as written.
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    Song Help Request Fairytale of New York - Fingerstyle

    I just watched a YouTube video of Al Wood doing a lovely chord melody arrangement of Fairytale but couldn't find it available for download. Anyone got a link?
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