Re: any1 in cumbria play uke?


"Ron(UK)" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> There`s a whole range of Ukulele from the tiny soprano to a bass. A
> ukulele has four strings tuned with the same intervals as a guitar cept
> the forth (top) string is higher, usually ADF#B or GCEA so if you can play
> the guitar chords to a tune it easily moves onto the ukulele - same
> fingering less the two lowest strings gives you the same tune but
> obviously in a higher key.
>
I've got one kicking around somewhere - rescued it from a jumble sale when I
was in my teens, and spent a lot of time sanding and polishing it up so it
looked really nice. I put black guitar strings on it because I couldn't
afford proper uke strings. (I was an impoverished teenager!) I was told to
tune it to My Dog Has Fleas - is that what you mean here? The bottom string
is higher than the others where you'd expect it to be lower. I did play it a
few times in pub sessions, but it was murder to keep in tune. It just had
simple tuning pegs like a violin (and they weren't even tapered like violin
ones) so they kept slipping. I guess it was just a cheap uke. It looks
pretty though, and kids especially like the mini-guitar look of it. (I
wonder where it's gone? I thought it was... um...)

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