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The Ukulele in ITM

Well, not exactly. We had discussions before about travel banjo solutions for hotel practice when there's no room for another carry-on bag on the plane. I found a solution that works for me...

Bought a ukulele, replaced the 4th string with a 4th classical guitar string, and tuned the thing to daeb. Fits in my mini-carry-on bag and it's perfect for learning tunes and keeping in practice. Nice and quiet so I don't get self-conscious about the neighbouring hotel room occupants.

The price, including new string: CDN$22.(About $16 US)

Not for everyone, I'm sure, but it solves my problem neatly.

- Greg

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by grego

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Tunes to play on the Ukulele:

The Old Pineapple Bush
Mist Covered Volcano
Coconuts in Winter
Old Torn Mumu
The Crooked Road to Honolulu
The Flowers of Maui
The Lava is All Over
The Palm Leaf
The Kaholauwe Boys of Pleasure
The Hare in the Pineapple
Over the Lava to Maggie
The Wind that Shakes the Sugar Cane
Haste to the Luau
The Humours of Kalaupapa

(Ok... I know this is dumb, but what do you want for 1:21 am?)

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by Phantom Button

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I have seen it once. Gerry O'Beirne used to accompany Andy M.Stewart singing "The Corncrakes Amang The Whinny Knowes" playing ukelele. It worked too.

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by Kenny

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"Ukelele" means "jumping flea".can anyone out there explain why?

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

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Yes, do a google search for "ukulele origin".

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by Dr. Dow

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Or "ukulele jumping flea"

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by Dr. Dow

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Jack, perhaps the medication isn't really working. Maybe you should have your condition reevaluated ;-)

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by I_Fel

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Thanks Jack, that really cheered up my day

%7)

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by Q

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I carry a Uke when I travel...It's a lot easier to manage than a guitar and it fits in the overhead with both concertina and a flute.

http://hmi.homewood.net/sounds/ukulele.ra

not ITM, but I cut this demo for the 3rd Wave Uke company in California four or five years ago...one take you'll forgive the mistakes.

Bob

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by bt

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I had a yard sale this weekend and sold two ukuleles to my neighbors across the street. I had the satisfaction of hearing them strum merrily on their porch last evening - it was so nice to see 'em used after sitting around my house for years (the ukes, not the neighbors). The neighbors are from Brazil, and were playing jazzy samba tunes on the ukes.

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by pakooper

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That's really cool, Bob - especially America the Beautiful. It's like a miniature Guy Van Duser.

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by grego

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It's actually the Stars and Stripes Forever
My apologies to JP Sousa.

Bob

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by bt

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Yikes, sorry - I plead Canadian. It sounds great in any case.

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by grego

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thye make travel guitars that are really scary looking. they're really skinny, and only a couple inches wide, less than 6 or something.

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by daiv

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Ah yes, but it's the length that really matters, not the width.

(blush) :{

# Posted on August 30th 2004 by grego

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well, one interesting option is a banjo uke. I've only really heard it in old-time music, but I don't see any reason it wouldn't sound good in Irish.

# Posted on September 2nd 2004 by sifudave54