higsy
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Post by higsy on Jun 5, 2007 21:03:45 GMT
Hey fellow wolfians....
It is my birthday on Sunday, and a ukelele is on its way for definate...i am so excited...!!
I was wondering - does anybody else out there own one - if so, a few questions...?
How do i tell what type of uke i have? It is quite small...a soprano D...a soprano C...?? Also, how do i start off with the tuning from scratch...?
Do you know any helpful sites? Has anyone decorated theirs? anything else?
Also...any links to patrick wolf ukelele music??? I have transposed from guitar tabs also, so any sheet music from Patrick wolud be great - i know there was a thread for such, but i have lost it...ugh..?!
Thanks alot, and wish me luck in tomorrows exams...i now officialy wish death upon the creation of science exams....
Henry
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Post by Clare on Jun 5, 2007 21:10:16 GMT
I know nothing about ukes (other than Boy plays one and Patrick Wolf plays one, meaning that cool kids = uke players), but happy birthday!  |
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Post by Sorrow By Nature on Jun 5, 2007 21:24:13 GMT
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Post by tombland on Jun 5, 2007 21:25:28 GMT
You can tell if it's soprano, tenor or baritone from the size. The tuning outside of the size is entirely down to your preference  |
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Post by tombland on Jun 5, 2007 21:26:50 GMT
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Post by AnneYgerne on Jun 6, 2007 8:33:16 GMT
I was wondering - does anybody else out there own one - if so, a few questions...? Do you know any helpful sites? there's a message board devoted to the ukulele, and the moderator there hasn't been very active for aaaaages  www.ukuleleboy.proboards51.com=> you'll find some helpful links there On the other hand, I got a baritone and a soprano, and my luthier is viciously trying to get me into buying a tenor one (mean mean mean). These days I play my baritone tuned in DGBe, but in order to play most of Patrick Wolf's songs, it's easier to have it tuned DADF# Has anyone decorated theirs? anything else? The ukes of mine I've decorated are Bruko ones: they're made of plain wood and have not much varnish, so in order not to loose sound quality I decorated them with those body art "fake tattoo" transfers. they stick thanks to water, they are very resistant and so thin they don't alter the resonance qualities of the instrument's wood. I put some fairies I got from "Claire's", where they also sell all sorts of stuff for the hair etc. Hope that helped a little...  |
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Post by oldgregg on Jun 6, 2007 18:40:40 GMT
That is so pretty! The fairy reminds me of an article I read on an artist who makes tiny sculptures similar out of real bees' wings and sticks. Way more tastefully decorated than my brother's guitar. Faires > skate stickers. |
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higsy
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Post by higsy on Jun 6, 2007 20:31:59 GMT
well i was thinking of painting mine...would this damage too much....??
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Post by AnneYgerne on Jun 7, 2007 7:18:18 GMT
well i was thinking of painting mine...would this damage too much....?? depending on what you're putting: if you're using permanent markers, it should be ok. If you're puttin acrylic or oil paint etc, you have to keep in mind that each layer of anything is getting in the way for the "harmony board" of the instrument to "vibrate" properly, and it'll loose some of the resonance. Patrick Wolf decorated his first baritone with images taken from Saint Exupéry's Little Prince. They looked like paper cut outs glues to the uke. My luthier said you could be using transfer/decalcomany paper, which works according to the same system as my fake tattos, except you get to print them yourself. I haven't tried thzt though...  |
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