absurdus_delirium
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| Joined: | Fri Mar 3rd, 2006 |
| Location: | Ioannina, Greece |
| Posts: | 124 |
| Instrument Interest: | Ukulele |
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i inherited a ukulele from an uncle of mine that passed on this summer. i m from greece and, consequently, the ukulele is not an instrument that is common in this neck of the woods. to make a long story short, about 2 months ago, i fixed it, found out how it is strung (using guitar strings, but being a novice i didnt really care), downloaded tabs and tutorials and stuff and now i am finding out that i kinda fell in love with this little instrument. 
it is a quite old and abused ukulele that my uncle's father had found thrown away in the garbage somewhere and for quite a few years it was strung like 4 stringed guitar or something (i have never tried to play another instrument before).
from what i gather so far, it's a chinese-made "Sweet Tone" soprano uke (it's 21" long and has 12 frets, so that's soprano, right?). i tune it in GCEA since the first tabs i got were in that tuning. so, my question is this. since this particular ukulele is very old, worn down (it was broken in two places and it keeps going out of tune) and it has an exceptional emotional significance to me, i wouldn't want to haul it everywhere i go and risk having anybody -let's say- sitting on it by mistake or whatever. so i m thinking of buying a new one.
so what kind of uke do i get? sopranos are the most limited members of the family, right? could i get , for instance, a baritone uke and use a capo to play the same things i do now but, at the same time, have a wider range of notes in my hands? i am also thinking that, alternatively, i'd like to get an inexpensive uke so i can take it anywhere i go without constantly "having my mind on the baby". what should i look out for in buying a (rather cheap) uke? finally, are lanikai (i don't know if i typed the brand name correctly) ukes, reputable? i think i can get my hands on one of 60 euros..
well, this is my life's story, so far (uke-wise)!  thanks 4 the patience and 4 the space!
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