Rllink
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My grand daughter will be three years old in a week. She spends every Monday with us and she loves music and she likes me to sing songs and play the ukulele. My wife has a Waterman that she always wants to play with. Lately my daughter has been sending me videos and pictures of her playing a tennis racquet while she watches music videos. I thought that I would get her a ukulele for her birthday.
I just don't like Watermans. I've had three that I've won at festivals and I gave all three of them away to people who I want to discourage from playing the ukulele, so I didn't want to get her a Waterman. I ordered a Dolphin from Austin Bazaar. I got the Dolphin the other day and I've been playing the heck out of it so that I can get the strings settled in before her birthday. He mother also told me to get some kind of bag so that she can learn to put it in the bag and put it away. Austin Bazaar has a nice little package, ukulele, bag, and tuner. I also had a 10% off coupon, so that was good. It showed up I three days. I really like that little Dolphin. It plays well and sounds good. It is a way lot better than the Waterman. Okay, I just want to end this by saying that Austin Bazaar is a pretty good place to buy ukuleles, especially your cheaper ones. They aren't going to do a setup, but I'm not that obsessed with setups, especially for cheapies. This one showed up and it is very playable just the way it is. They also stand behind their products. The zipper tab on the bag was broken off and there was a sharp edge to it. I called them up about it and they sent me a new one the next day. Didn't want the broken one back, so no hassle packing it up and sending it back. So good on them.
So next week Rosa will have her own ukulele at home. I'm not going to try to teach a three year old how to play the ukulele. She's been picking it up a little just by watching. Kids are like sponges, all they need is the exposure. She has the idea how it is supposed to be held and how she is supposed to strum it and she seems satisfied with that for now. Maybe someday she will ask, then we will go from there.
I just don't like Watermans. I've had three that I've won at festivals and I gave all three of them away to people who I want to discourage from playing the ukulele, so I didn't want to get her a Waterman. I ordered a Dolphin from Austin Bazaar. I got the Dolphin the other day and I've been playing the heck out of it so that I can get the strings settled in before her birthday. He mother also told me to get some kind of bag so that she can learn to put it in the bag and put it away. Austin Bazaar has a nice little package, ukulele, bag, and tuner. I also had a 10% off coupon, so that was good. It showed up I three days. I really like that little Dolphin. It plays well and sounds good. It is a way lot better than the Waterman. Okay, I just want to end this by saying that Austin Bazaar is a pretty good place to buy ukuleles, especially your cheaper ones. They aren't going to do a setup, but I'm not that obsessed with setups, especially for cheapies. This one showed up and it is very playable just the way it is. They also stand behind their products. The zipper tab on the bag was broken off and there was a sharp edge to it. I called them up about it and they sent me a new one the next day. Didn't want the broken one back, so no hassle packing it up and sending it back. So good on them.
So next week Rosa will have her own ukulele at home. I'm not going to try to teach a three year old how to play the ukulele. She's been picking it up a little just by watching. Kids are like sponges, all they need is the exposure. She has the idea how it is supposed to be held and how she is supposed to strum it and she seems satisfied with that for now. Maybe someday she will ask, then we will go from there.
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