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| Posted: Tue Jan 8th, 2008 02:13 pm |
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123paul Approved
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i just joined the forum & as i have to make a post to activate the account, i thought i'd say 'hi' from england. i've been reading the forums for ukulele for a couple of weeks & have found them very helpful. i'm new to the ukulele: i bought a 'vintage' (as in the brand, not as in antique or collectable!) soprano uke a few weeks ago & in line with the advice read on some of the posts here, i got some aquila strings for it. wow! what a difference they made. a much more mellow & clearer sound than the factory strings. anyway, i enjoyed the soprano so much that i bought a tenor last week. it's made out of mahogony (spelling? ;-)) by hamano and sounds great - i'm now awaiting delivery of some more aquila strings to fit on it. cool. so far i'm really enjoying playing the pair of them...i prefer the tenor as it's easier to play & hold down chords with my inexpert & seemingly huge fingers, but play them both every day. so...thanks for the advice i've got from the forums so far.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 9th, 2008 12:55 pm |
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I am another newbie who has to post so my account will stay active. I play mandolin and bass and decided to throw uke into the mix to really add to the confusion. I am starting with a cheap souveneir quality soprano that I "upgraded" with decent strings in the low G tuning. [EDIT - I have gone back to high G.] I play mostly blues, rock and country. I plan to get a decent tenor after a while and the cheap soprano will be my boat uke. I have a small sailboat with a tiny cabin that I take out on weekends in the warm months. Last edited on Thu Jan 10th, 2008 10:33 pm by arbarnhart |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 01:50 am |
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Welcome Newbies, It's good to have you both here and be encouraged to check back here often to spy out all the good stuff the experts have to offer (that wouldn't be me). I just learned of another good Uke Tab site here: http://home.arcor.de/crazydawg/tabs.html It's a site where the Tabs seem to actually match up with the playing on the Videos. Anyhow, enjoy those Ukes, let us know what others you buy, and come back often. The rest of us get to learn thru your question. 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 03:03 am |
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OK, I will come clean with a little more info... What I have now is a tiny Leolani Hawaii "bean" style soprano. I was told they make just about the smallest and cheapest playable souveneir grade ukes around. It's all wood (laminated) has real tuners that hold, frets spaced properly, decent action and sounds okay (a little on the quiet side and doesn't have much of a ring). Cost was under $20 delivered. For the money, I am very pleased with it. I suspect that I will be plunking down real money on a nice tenor one of these days but it's also nice to have a playable instrument that is small enough to take just about anywhere and cheap enough that I don't have to worry about it getting damaged or stolen. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G30U3S
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 04:38 am |
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That's an absolute definite advantage, not having to worry much about hurting it. I used to envy a friend, well, sort of, because she had an awful horrible ugly looking car. I thought she was lucky to never ever have to worry about a rock hitting it or anything.  Anyhow, I think you got a smashing deal at $20.00! And no matter how many people might make fun of 'er, she's got your undivided attention. Well, enjoy and let us know how things go.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 12:30 pm |
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I also play the mandolin and I have a solid wood F style that is a joy to play and sounds great. I also have the $40 Rogue A model I learned on. $40 included the gig bag and a couple of beginner books; just the hard case for my F cost more than that! The cheap A required a little attention (it was not set up well) but is very playable with a proper setup and better strings than it shipped with. It's laminate with way too much lacquer on it and lacks the punch and sustain my F has. But I am not afraid to take the A to the beach or camping or sailing, so I am really glad I have it. I would have been less likely to try playing mando if I had to buy an expensive instrument right off the bat. I would not have been a very informed buyer either. I am already scouring the board for opinions on tenors and scheming about ways to come up with the money. In the mean time, I am learning to play this little jewel. The blues ukulele lesson on youtube is big fun!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15th, 2008 04:13 pm |
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thanks for the welcome, folks. hey, abarnhart: go for the tenor. i really enjoy mine. as for the cost - i know, it's so frustrating...i've seen ukes online that look very interesting but they're really expensive. i guess that it is like anything else, tho - you get what you pay for...more cash, better materials, branding & workmanship, etc. having said that, my vintage soprano wasn't expensive at all & plays great - especially with the new strings (sounded almost a different instrument after a few days settling down.
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