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Need a uke player for p.m. Oct 10th in Southern MD |
Slumbertasha
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9/7/2008 12:51:58 PM
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| I am trying to surprise my fiancee with a ukulele player for our ceremony. We were high school sweet hearts, lost touch for 8 years and when we start talking again he lived i... |
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Last Post By: don peyton |
Date: 9/7/2008 6:20:04 PM |
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Stanley's Gig |
Latitude 33
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9/7/2008 5:19:57 PM
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| So I am watching Stanley's Gig for the umpteenth time and ask myself, "Self, what would it really be like to work on a cruise ship or at a resort playing uke?" An... |
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Last Post By: Bruce E |
Date: 9/7/2008 5:59:57 PM |
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california festivals..whose going??? |
musicguymic
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8/24/2008 11:18:29 PM
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| Its fast approaching for the southern California ukulele festival and i hear the Sheraton has sold out all its festival rooms. I was wondering whose going this year...seems li... |
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Last Post By: musicguymic |
Date: 9/7/2008 5:59:05 PM |
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Ohana CK-50G update |
cfiimei
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9/6/2008 9:32:01 PM
(Updated: 9/6/2008 9:32:53 PM)
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| Now that I've spent a couple of weeks with this uke, I can honestly say my initial impressions are holding true. This is a NICE instrument, and it makes lovely sounds bot... |
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Last Post By: cfiimei |
Date: 9/7/2008 5:51:08 PM |
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This is a must see. |
looney tunes
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9/6/2008 12:20:25 AM
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| Take a 4 minute look on You Tube at "Totally Ukulele". So are we in a faze, a new faze, the same one, or? Wha ya think, matt?
Loon... |
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Last Post By: BlueMoon20 |
Date: 9/7/2008 5:49:54 PM |
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New Beatles for Ukulele book |
Bald Melon
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9/1/2008 3:16:51 PM
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| I just got an Amazon notice of the upcoming release of the book "The Beatles for Ukulele".
Go here to pre-order: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423430131/ref=pe... |
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Last Post By: Bald Melon |
Date: 9/7/2008 4:28:07 PM |
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sponge? |
Ukester Brown
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9/6/2008 12:51:45 AM
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| OK, I know the humidifier question has been batted around here before, but I forget if I read somewhere if it is good or bad to use sponges that are anti-bacterial for a home ... |
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Last Post By: Tom1965 |
Date: 9/7/2008 3:43:47 PM |
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Austin Ukulele Wail 'N' Flail |
Xendo
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9/6/2008 9:06:16 PM
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| The Uke Cats are gathering at Ruta Maya Coffee House, 601 S Congress Ave, 5:00 pm, tomorrow, Sunday 7 September.
http://uneek.home.texas.net/uke/
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Last Post By: TexasUke |
Date: 9/7/2008 2:38:40 PM |
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National String Choices |
CarlH
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9/6/2008 2:45:49 PM
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| Greetings,
As one of the original wound strings has snapped on my O Deluxe Concert, I thought I'd see what other folks are using since National has gone Hilo?
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Last Post By: luthier17 |
Date: 9/7/2008 11:41:35 AM |
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any ukulele instructors in rochester ny |
wood fairy
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9/4/2008 9:23:44 AM
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| please post back if you know of any
thanks... |
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Last Post By: wood fairy |
Date: 9/7/2008 11:11:27 AM |
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Multi string uke players..why? |
musicguymic
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9/5/2008 8:10:33 PM
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| Those who own and enjoy 6 and 8 string ukuleles I have a poll question. What do you use these ukes most for ie singing, with a group, lead playin etc. Just wondering???... |
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Last Post By: Craig |
Date: 9/7/2008 10:47:33 AM |
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Koolau Pineapple |
SamUke
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9/6/2008 10:11:39 PM
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| Has anybody ever seen a Koolau pineapple? I am interested in aquiring one.... |
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Last Post By: Craig |
Date: 9/7/2008 12:00:27 AM |
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Ojai Hula/Uke Fest |
schultzoo
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9/6/2008 11:02:55 PM
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| We enjoyed a great time at Libbey Bowl in Ojai this afternoon--with lots of hula and (not enough) Daniel Ho and Herb Ohta, Jr. Was anyone else there? I thought Daniel Ho was ... |
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Last Post By: Tonya |
Date: 9/6/2008 11:27:02 PM |
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We're on the new Ohana Ukulele website! |
bassfiddlesteve
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9/6/2008 12:30:45 AM
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| Ohana Ukuleles just updated their website (link below) and the homepage includes a link to The Barnkicker's "Night Song" video in which I play my Ohana CK-50G. You... |
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Last Post By: AlanJ |
Date: 9/6/2008 10:19:20 PM |
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A little wedding music help, please! |
George Harper
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9/2/2008 4:25:46 PM
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| I'm playing an outdoor wedding this weekend. The couple wanted "you know what" for the processional, and the gig pays $150 so that's fine.
As the ce... |
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Last Post By: Howlin' Hobbit |
Date: 9/6/2008 8:27:04 PM |
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My Hawaiian Tour..Continuation |
Neil E Murphy
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9/4/2008 10:57:06 PM
(Updated: 9/4/2008 10:58:53 PM)
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| On early Monday morning Fred was rushed off back to an oasis area adjacent to Kapiolani Park to be interviewed by Tony and Marge Coleman for a Canadian documentary on the ukul... |
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Last Post By: Neil E Murphy |
Date: 9/6/2008 11:38:16 AM |
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New to the Board. Help transcribing song. |
TexasUke
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9/3/2008 11:03:54 PM
(Updated: 9/4/2008 7:23:31 AM)
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| Hey everyone! I've been a lurker and decided to finally join. All of you are very insightful.
I came across Herb Ohta's Stardust and I would love to play thi... |
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Last Post By: northern uke |
Date: 9/6/2008 8:54:08 AM |
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CBC Radio One Profile |
Boswell
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9/5/2008 7:16:12 PM
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| CBC Radio One (local public station) did a 5' profile of me that aired August 26. I finally got a link to it posted on my website. Look for the link at [link]http://www.so... |
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Last Post By: Ukester Brown |
Date: 9/6/2008 12:43:05 AM |
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Lil' Rev in SE Michigan |
JohnMc
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8/27/2008 11:01:58 AM
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| The ukulele group of the Silver Strings Dulcimer Society is happy to announce a workshop and concert by acclaimed Uke-Master Lil' Rev in Garden City on Thursday Sept. 25th... |
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Last Post By: Jim |
Date: 9/5/2008 10:40:45 PM |
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James Hill al Vicenza |
mimmo
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8/31/2008 11:54:05 AM
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| Hy guys,
here is James Hill playing the ukulele of my whife Daniela. It is all gut strung.
We were in a restaurant the night during the 1st italian uke fest.
Ciao<... |
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Last Post By: mLKauai |
Date: 9/5/2008 10:36:49 PM |
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Ukulele Instructor & Clubs near AUSTIN, TX ? |
TexasUke
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9/5/2008 3:34:40 PM
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| Is anyone in Austin? Or know where to locate Uke enthusiasts/teachers without having to travel all the way to San Antonio?
Thanks you so much for your help everyone:... |
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Last Post By: TexasUke |
Date: 9/5/2008 8:56:45 PM |
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more continued..My Hawaiian Tour |
Neil E Murphy
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9/5/2008 8:19:47 PM
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| Saturday we leisurely swam in the pool just outside our hotel room door, drank tropical juices kona coffee and ate Portuguese pastries. Walked to Waikiki beach with ukuleles i... |
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My Hawaiian Ukulele Tour Report |
Neil E Murphy
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9/3/2008 6:28:19 PM
(Updated: 9/4/2008 11:00:15 PM)
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| As promised a month ago,I finially got all my notes together and report the following. I had a wonderful whirlwind tour of ukulele activities in Hawaii with Fred Fallin..Flew ... |
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Last Post By: Belanos |
Date: 9/5/2008 12:25:12 PM |
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Ukemike - It's the End of the World as We Know It |
ukemike
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9/5/2008 12:05:08 PM
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| Ukemike - It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine). REM's classic. Once described as "Subterranean Homesick Blues with a chorus." I had to... |
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Ukulele Yes |
Orang Uke
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9/4/2008 8:52:44 PM
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| Perhaps most of you are already familiar with this website, but it is new to me. Check out: http://www.ukuleleyes.com/issues/vol7/no3/
They have two Uke ... |
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Last Post By: Henri VIII |
Date: 9/5/2008 11:45:00 AM |
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My UAS Reaches New Heights - Gypsy Rose |
Elmer
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9/4/2008 10:03:52 PM
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| Thanks so very much Jeff. I still can't believe that you were willing to part with it. It is so amazing.
Elmer
http://kepasaukulele.com/building-pages/gy... |
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Last Post By: ChefJeff |
Date: 9/5/2008 8:01:52 AM |
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Martin Dark Mahogany Finish |
Jim Murphy
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9/4/2008 6:13:23 PM
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| Any suggestions on how to replicate Martin's vintage dark Mahogany finish on a new Mahogany uke ... Potassium Dichromate, Potassium Permanganate, Ammonia fuming ???
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Last Post By: DougD |
Date: 9/5/2008 3:57:21 AM |
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Aguila Edges and Ends |
Ukeguy
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8/31/2008 1:06:58 PM
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| Aloha all,
A word of caution to you, I was stringing my tenor this morning and I thought I'd try a set of Aquila strings based on a number of posts. There was a ... |
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Last Post By: hokeypokey |
Date: 9/4/2008 11:14:46 PM |
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The Power of a Fluke or Flea! |
Craig
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9/3/2008 9:28:27 PM
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| One never knows whose going to fall in love with the ukulele or how! I play either my tenor Fluke or concert Flea everyday, outside of my classroom:
[link]http://hom... |
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Last Post By: Craig |
Date: 9/4/2008 9:31:22 PM |
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Pono comes out with clip on tuner |
musicguymic
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9/4/2008 7:53:34 PM
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| John has released a new Pono p-5 tuner made by Intelli but after some work with John to solve the buzzing problems typical IMT-500's had when clipped on to the ukulele. T... |
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He Mele Aloha books back in print |
musicguymic
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9/1/2008 10:38:26 PM
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| Just noticed hitting the shelves in bookstores here in hawaii new edition is bound not spriral like the old ones and a little smaller in length and width.... |
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Last Post By: musicguymic |
Date: 9/4/2008 5:55:07 PM |
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Pickup for New Flukes |
Portland Uke
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8/24/2008 5:35:02 PM
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| $60 K&K Soundboard Transducer vs. $165 B-band undersaddle w/ pre-amp and volume control
Besides the obvious pre-amp and volume control, does anyone know what the diff... |
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Last Post By: Portland Uke |
Date: 9/4/2008 5:37:06 PM |
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WTB 8 String Kanile'a,Ko'olau,Bettah |
wearymicrobe
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9/4/2008 4:35:08 PM
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| Just a heads up to see if anybody has seen a really good 8 stringer for sale lately. Nothing in the marketplace or at shawns/MGM's that fits the bill.
I prefer fu... |
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Beatles, Piaf and Kazoo... |
Ukulele Igor
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9/4/2008 4:12:57 PM
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| here´s my new videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVFlADW6lOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzIeDgs4WhA
[link]http://w... |
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Strumming hand / fingering hand |
John Kavanagh
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8/30/2008 2:38:24 PM
(Updated: 9/4/2008 3:00:14 PM)
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| Here's a thought:
The left hand is about what you can play, the right hand is about how good it sounds. (Reverse if you play left-handed.)
So if you... |
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Last Post By: John Kavanagh |
Date: 9/4/2008 3:05:22 PM |
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inheireted antique tiple - what have I got?? |
ghoti
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9/4/2008 1:05:23 AM
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| I have inheirited a 10 string tiple from my grandparents. They report my great uncle (would have been born circa 1900) owned and played it for years. It has no distinguishing ... |
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Last Post By: allenhopkins |
Date: 9/4/2008 2:54:57 PM |
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an original - jazzukes |
Mark 'JazzUkes!' Occhionero
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8/30/2008 11:36:20 AM
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2MwLEfuLo
normally i don't post a video link to a song i've recorded. but this is the second original that i act... |
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Last Post By: AlanJ |
Date: 9/4/2008 2:12:34 PM |
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all wound up |
timmytall
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8/31/2008 11:04:29 PM
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| I have to admit I'm a sucker for wound 3rd strings on my tenor ( a gorgeous Glyph - God bless Dave) but those suckers wear out in no time. I normally use Nygut strings, do... |
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Last Post By: John Kavanagh |
Date: 9/4/2008 12:58:35 PM |
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