I loaned one of my ukes to Doug Luther, a local entertainer who also owns Havana Moon cigar store in Kansas City, MO. On September 15, from 6 to 8 pm, he is...
I see where you're going with this, and that approach generally works fine. It can lead to confusion too, but nothing is perfect. The problem is that you've...
Hey, I've played guitar since the Nixon Administration, but have gotten board with it. Picked up a uke on eBay a couple of months ago and can't put it down. My...
I'm another new guy who has played guitar for a long time - the past 31 of my 41 years of life. I have been eenthused about uke since hearing a couple of...
Since I do allot of driving, I've been thinking about learning some harmonica as well. I've always liked the harp, and should have learned when I had the...
I started with a book by the Klutz publishing company. It's a book written for kids, so it was really easy follow. It also came with a cassette and a cheapo...
... And you guys are doing this while you are driving... Jeez, why don't you just curl up in the back and let the car run on its own? Hope I'm not on the road...
I've never tried a tenor, but i have a bari (dgbe tuned like a guitar too) and it's SO easy to play like a guitar. It's a Greg Bennett Design brand, and was...
thanks to all who responded so quickly.... if you guys say a tenor is ok for dgbe tuning, then i have more choices than for baritone, which means i am looking...
Thanks for the fast response. I'll let you know how I make out. Uke stuff. I've only been playing for about a year and a half. I'm a sucker for books with...
The harmonica is great for playing alone or with ukulele. Lil Rev conducted a harmonica workshop for us at the Texas Uke Fest. It is so easy to play, and...
Thanks to everyone who answered my question about converting concert to bari chords so I would not have to relearn. This is the first chance I have had to...
Jim, yes I would love for you to post a copy of your Excell chord charts in the files section. It sounds like something that I really could use to help figure...
Jack, you say you play tenor uke in slack key, I have heard that mentioned on some forums. Could you tell me what that is, is it a kind of music or special...
Gloria, Slack Key is a tuning. Standard tuning is g C E A called reentrant. For Slack Key you drop the high g an octive and you tune the A down to G. So your...
I know we are a ukulele group so I'll start off by saying I LOVE my uke-however-your post rang a bell-years ago I tried learning harmonica using the klutz...
... A good internet source for any diatonic harmonica info is http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/ Bending is hard to learn by reading about it. I think the...
You know... I learned how to bend notes on clarinet in fourth grade. I'm trying to think of how to explain it... I have no idea how I do it. It just happens. R...
Jack, Slack Key tuning sounds like something I might like to try. I would love to have your chord chart for Slack Key. I dont plan on trying this right away...
Hey, does anyone know the chords to Nat King Cole's Mona Lisa. I have an IZ CD with this cut on it... OMG! I've found the lyrics on line, but no chords. ...
Jack, Still somewhat new to this resource, I'm wondering if the slack key chart is already somewhere in the files- ?? If not I'd be interested in getting a ...
I have a custom tenor that has never produced the sound it should be giving. Byron Yasui suggested tuning it down a step and this did help but I don't want to...
Try this link http://www.taropatch.net/tunings.htm Lots of good information there. I attended George Kahumoku's workshops on Maui for a couple of years,...
I want to add some bass to my little group. I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know how it will sound. Has anyone ever used the bottom four strings of a guitar...
Gloria, Boz, and all interested in Slack Key, As far as I know there are no chord charts anywhere for slack key. Right now the chart is on an 11 x 17 sheet and...
there is so much written on bending i don't think i can explain better than the 2 yahoo harmonica groups i mentioned or if you google a search on the topic....
Thank you!!! I already signed up and am trying-- _____ From: ukulelemadness@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ukulelemadness@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lcharmonica ...