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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 08/27/2015 : 11:11:27 AM
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Led doesn't keep his good instruments locked up at home, he takes them on the road to share with his audiences. Lucky for me, because I get to shoot video of him playing his 25 year old Martin and his custom Moore Bettah `ukulele.
Here he is on the uke, doing "Na Lei O Hawai`i" also known as "Song of the Islands." I'm backing him up on my Composite Acoustics guitar tuned to taropatch F.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJLPdWU5HA
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E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi
Slack Key on YouTube
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Pops
Lokahi
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2015 : 3:07:35 PM
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| Absolutely beautiful, Fran. Thank you for sharing this! |
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Tonya
Lokahi
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2015 : 08:15:35 AM
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Okay, late to the topic, but we've just finished a visit with Chuck Moore and his wife, Bonnie Sargent, for this past week and Led's ukulele came up in a discussion. He'd brought it by Chuck's place for an ukulele tune-up. Two things that Chuck noted:
--Led's ukulele fretboard shows wear way down the neck (Chuck used that to point out that *my* fretboard wear is right up there at the first three frets. Surprise!).
--Chuck asked Led what strings were on it and related that Led laughed and said he hadn't changed 'em so they were still the same ones. 'Makes me feel better 'cause I don't change my strings unless...well, never. Now I don't feel so guilty about not changing ;-) |
http://www.uketreasures.com
http://www.ukuleletonya.com |
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Earl
`Olu`olu
USA
533 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2015 : 1:18:23 PM
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Hi Tonya, I'm in the same boat. I change my ukulele strings every 3-4 years whether they need it or not.  The only exception is the wound low G that I prefer lately. The windings wear out against the frets and I need to change those every few months. Been using the Aquila Reds for low G, as they last better than most low G's that seem to be wound with very soft aluminum. But in a pinch I've also used the wound D string (0.030") from a light tension classical guitar set too.
It always seems to take forever for nylon strings to settle at pitch, so I don't like changing them. I know how to stretch them and leave a new set tuned a half-turn sharp overnight, but they don't stabilize in less than 7-10 days. |
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Admin
Pupule
USA
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Posted - 11/13/2015 : 04:32:41 AM
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| Great video. What?! Change strings, what's that? LOL. |
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Earl
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 11/13/2015 : 10:16:28 AM
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Originally posted by Admin
What?! Change strings, what's that? LOL.
I actually have at least one 5-6 year old Tangi ukulele that still has the original strings on it, with lots of play hours. It came with the older Ko'olau gold nylon strings, that had some tooth or texture to them. For some unexplained reason, I prefer those over the newer smooth Gold's. |
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Ledward Kaapana and his Moore Bettah Uke
