Hey Everyone.
I'm joining more for my daughter than for me. A few years ago I spent some time in the hospital going through chemo. One of my friends bought me a cheap Kala soprano. As he said, "You can't play a ukulele and not smile. You need a ukulele while you're in the hospital."
It was a great gift. I lost motor function in my hands for a bit and couldn't hold a pick to play guitar and I didn't have the strength to play bass. But I could hold a uke and strum with my index finger.
The high G string threw me for a loop and I didn't connect that it was the same set up as the bottom 4 guitar strings on the 5th fret. I'll blame that on chemo-brain
So once I got back to normal I just hung it in my bedroom.
Fast forward to now and my oldest is interested in the uke. She's always been "interested" in playing an instrument but has never put in the time. I set up an old electric of mine for her and she messed around for a little bit, but eventually it just stayed in the corner of her room.
We got back from a week of camp a month or so ago and she asked if she could play my ukulele. She's helped sing a few worship songs around the campfire in the past. She said she'd like to be able to lead worship around the campfire but she has to depend on someone else to play. She'd like to play herself, but the guitar is just too bulky right now.
To be honest, I thought it'd be like the guitar. It's not. She probably averages an hour or two a day on it. I think she might actually stick with it.
So, being a musician, who knows nothing about ukes, I'm hear to learn on her behalf. I don't think it'll be very long before she'll want a better uke that will stay in tune. I wouldn't be surprised if she wants one with a pup so she can plug up and play at church. I've got time, but I figured I could go ahead and start researching now.
Anyway, long intro post. Thanks for the site. I look forward to picking y'all's brains a bit. Not sure I'll have anything to offer along the way.
I'm joining more for my daughter than for me. A few years ago I spent some time in the hospital going through chemo. One of my friends bought me a cheap Kala soprano. As he said, "You can't play a ukulele and not smile. You need a ukulele while you're in the hospital."
It was a great gift. I lost motor function in my hands for a bit and couldn't hold a pick to play guitar and I didn't have the strength to play bass. But I could hold a uke and strum with my index finger.
The high G string threw me for a loop and I didn't connect that it was the same set up as the bottom 4 guitar strings on the 5th fret. I'll blame that on chemo-brain
So once I got back to normal I just hung it in my bedroom.Fast forward to now and my oldest is interested in the uke. She's always been "interested" in playing an instrument but has never put in the time. I set up an old electric of mine for her and she messed around for a little bit, but eventually it just stayed in the corner of her room.
We got back from a week of camp a month or so ago and she asked if she could play my ukulele. She's helped sing a few worship songs around the campfire in the past. She said she'd like to be able to lead worship around the campfire but she has to depend on someone else to play. She'd like to play herself, but the guitar is just too bulky right now.
To be honest, I thought it'd be like the guitar. It's not. She probably averages an hour or two a day on it. I think she might actually stick with it.
So, being a musician, who knows nothing about ukes, I'm hear to learn on her behalf. I don't think it'll be very long before she'll want a better uke that will stay in tune. I wouldn't be surprised if she wants one with a pup so she can plug up and play at church. I've got time, but I figured I could go ahead and start researching now.
Anyway, long intro post. Thanks for the site. I look forward to picking y'all's brains a bit. Not sure I'll have anything to offer along the way.
