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Post by roger on Apr 3, 2013 17:03:39 GMT
I have always fancied playing a ukulele but know very little about them i.e. whats a reasonable make, what should you pay for a good one etc. I have gone on a couple of ukulele forums and have been blinded with science, so I thought there must be some closet ukulele players here. I am after a middle of the road model so if I do enjoy it, I won't have to upgrade for a while. Also I would like something with a decent size neck width to accomadate my flat finger tips. So does anyone have any recommendations, I am more than prepared to invest in a flat cap but my wife has said no to the whippet. Kind regards Roger  |
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Post by Martin on Apr 3, 2013 17:09:16 GMT
I paid £99 for an all mahogany Westfield concert uke with cool tweed style hard case, and I'm very happy with it  |
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 3, 2013 17:42:07 GMT
I have a Kala KA-MC Uke (corly Mango) - it's concert size (my fingers don't fit onto a proper one  It was just over £100, I think. I love it ... |
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Post by andrewjw on Apr 3, 2013 17:50:16 GMT
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 3, 2013 18:03:07 GMT
I have always fancied playing a ukulele but know very little about them i.e. whats a reasonable make, what should you pay for a good one etc. I have gone on a couple of ukulele forums and have been blinded with science, so I thought there must be some closet ukulele players here. I am after a middle of the road model so if I do enjoy it, I won't have to upgrade for a while. Also I would like something with a decent size neck width to accomadate my flat finger tips. So does anyone have any recommendations, I am more than prepared to invest in a flat cap but my wife has said no to the whippet. Kind regards Roger Mahalo tenor (bit more finger room) uke, around £65 inc hard case is what I use. It works once you lower the nut and bridge, and put some Aquila strings on. Nice. Good luck! Keith |
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Post by Welshruss on Apr 4, 2013 10:19:49 GMT
Ukes are great. My 4 month old son loves it when I play uke. I have had a tenor fluke for years but recently upgraded to a Clancy concert sized uke.
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 22, 2013 8:45:55 GMT
Any progress re ukes Roger - or did you convince Mrs Roger to let you have a whippet after all?
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Post by Martin on Apr 22, 2013 8:56:04 GMT
I'd imagine a whippet may be even harder to play properly than a ukulele, not to mention more difficult to balance  |
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 22, 2013 8:59:07 GMT
Soprano whippets are reasonably managable, but yes, tenor whippets can indeed be a bit of a handful Martin.
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Post by Martin on Apr 22, 2013 9:02:33 GMT
I don't even have a flat cap - I wouldn't stand a chance  |
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Post by michaelwatts on Jun 11, 2013 15:10:04 GMT
The best ukuleles I've ever played are built by Jake Maclay under the name Hive Ukuleles
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ukuleles...
Jo whoever he is.
