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| Kapila Kane |
Posted - 04/07/2015 : 1:01:50 PM
I know the patch is evolving and activity here is not what it was in the "zeros" (00's).
But NO POSTS? Really?
I hear that at George Kahumoku's first couple of music camps it was called just Slack Key Music Camp.
but they changed that, presumably to give the spouses something to do. But of course, the numbers swelled, and now at camp there's more uke people than guitarists.
It's very cool to have both. I take both to camp when I can go.
plus a Kapila!
so c'mon, how about some dumb questions! I'll start: "say is that a mandolin?" or "do you use high G or low G?"-- actually that's not dumb, but has been covered and probably has about 10 pages in the archives.
But remember, polite day-to-day conversation usually begins with platitudes, ice-breakers, and questions that have been asked before.
For Hawaii, since Ice is rare, except shaved ice, let's use the expression "waves of conversation."
How's this:
Who built your uke (ukes)?
and/or
What's your dream uke?
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| SJWMusic |
Posted - 08/19/2015 : 10:26:44 AM
Aloha everyone!
Regarding the last comments on here about my 'ukulele, Maka (the name I gave her for those who don't know) is doing great now! It's been very hot and humid here the past few days and she's really starting to improve. The wood is a lot smoother and The frets aren't poking out anymore! If this keeps up she'll be right as rain... uh... sun... in no time! |
| k0k0peli |
Posted - 07/22/2015 : 11:27:14 AM
Thanks, Earl. Mark Nelson's stuff looks interesting. BTW the jamplay.com link doesn't work because of the trailing comma. Anyway, different instruments handle taropatch tuning variously. My 4- and 6- and 8-string tenors, 10-string tiple, and 12-string cuatro-menor all have very different dynamics when I slack the top course. Ah, more techniques to learn! |
| Earl |
Posted - 07/22/2015 : 05:08:57 AM
You might also try Mark Nelson's books from his web site:
http://mark-o.com/buy/books/
There are several fingersytle uke books, and one specifically on slack-key ukulele. Taropatch requires retuning only one string, the A down to G.
He also has slack-key guitar lessons on www.jamplay.com, but I haven't looked altely to see if there are slack-key / taropatch ukulele video lessons too. |
| k0k0peli |
Posted - 07/21/2015 : 7:16:35 PM
I just got here from "other more active boards" because I want to learn more about taropatch, which only gets the occasional thread at UkeUnderground. I have (among other instruments) a few guitars, a pile of 'uke-like objects, and David Heaukulani's UKULELE SLACK KEY book to guide me along. (I'm applying that to my Parocho cuatro-menor tuned GGG-CCC-EEE-GGG -- those triple courses really flow and sing.) And I have memories of a trip to Kaua'i in 1987, back before Iniki rearranged things. We might return next year. |
| dagan |
Posted - 07/21/2015 : 11:05:47 AM
Probably jumped ship to other more active boards, I still try to post here from time to time, but I'll admit, with less and less posters I often ignore this forum :-( I did just post about my "Top 5 Ukulele Albums" blog post, check it out https://daganb.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/the-real-top-five-list/ |
| SJWMusic |
Posted - 05/04/2015 : 5:04:00 PM
Well, this ukulele is actually new. My birthday was in July but because the tuners were loose on that one I ended up getting a new one in November.
Also, this isn't as big of a problem to me as I have some spares, but I am wondering if I should change the strings on it. It's been six months and I still have those other strings on it. I was told though that they sound great. Should I change them anyway? |
| Fran Guidry |
Posted - 05/04/2015 : 3:07:37 PM
Unfortunately you may find that the best solution is to have a luthier trim the fret ends. It's not uncommon for fingerboards to shrink laterally and expose a bit of fret, and usually the new dimension is basically permanent. If you have some kind of warranty from the seller I would try to persuade them to do the touch up.
Fran |
| SJWMusic |
Posted - 05/04/2015 : 12:21:36 PM
I should also point out that the instructions for the humidifier say to only resupply it with water every two weeks. |
| SJWMusic |
Posted - 05/04/2015 : 12:19:12 PM
I have a Mahalo 12-fret soprano uke. I love it! By chance, is there any way someone could explain this? My uke has frets that stick out. I got a humidifier for it but it's one of those ones you put in the case. The frets are a tiny bit better but not by very much. The guy said at my store that the frets were dry. Any help is greatly appreciated! Me ke aloha pumehana from Canada! |
| cmdrpiffle |
Posted - 05/03/2015 : 01:01:58 AM
Going strong! Putting in lot's of hours on my uke. Island Ukueleles out of Kauai.
Lawrence...you still go to Bocci's for Uke Nights? I saw you there a few times about ten years ago, then I quit for a few years...been back recently. It's good! |
| gtomatt |
Posted - 04/21/2015 : 07:39:09 AM
Currently playing three - 1960's Kamaka pineapple soprano, 2011 Kamaka HF-2 concert, and 2014 Martin T1K. Started playing around 2005 when I took my Dad to Oahu (he always wanted to go). Bought the HF-2 later at Hilo Guitars on a visit to the Big Island. Almost bought a Kamoa tenor on Kauai in 2014, but turned off by shop/owner in Kapaa. Note - if you are in Kauai, be sure to see Doug & Sandy McMaster!! Great show that they put on. |
| Allen M Cary |
Posted - 04/12/2015 : 06:13:48 AM
I have been playing slack key guitar for years, and about 8 years ago I started building guitars--steel string acoustics. About 3 Christmases ago, my brother in law gave me a book about building ukes. I said what the heck, and got some Koa from LMI and made a sweet little tenor, which I had no idea how to play. Tuned it with low-G because as a guitar player, high-G is just wrong. I found a Uke club and started to actually learn the chords and strums; great fun!
I have now built 7 of the little fellas. I use the process to work out things that I haven't tried on guitar construction yet. I hand carved my first neck on a Uke, resawed my own bindings, and I have some rosewood on my bench to resaw into backs and sides.
Aloha
Allen |
| Lawrence |
Posted - 04/10/2015 : 06:40:35 AM
It happens that, besides the several large six-course steel-string ukes that I have, I did buy one of these recently:
I kinda learned to play "Himine Tatarahapa" but it is hard to keep up the required strumming speed!
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| Earl |
Posted - 04/10/2015 : 06:02:48 AM
Thanks, ukrazy. We have fun, which the main thing. I am working like crazy this week (and today) to clear my desk off before we leave Sunday am. By nightfall, we'll be on Oahu. Let the fun begin! |
| ukrazy |
Posted - 04/09/2015 : 12:50:41 PM
Earl, That (BUG) website is nice. Looks like a good, active group. Your trips right around the corner. Have a great time. My wife is one week into a 6 week Hawaii work assignment. She's already escaping Waikiki by bus, every chance she gets. |
