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RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - Kiana - 03-21-2025
These are all so wonderful. Thanks to all who have shared so far.
re: Led Kaapana. . . "Heʻs one of my favorites, although I believe thatʻs a guitar, not an ukulele."
Oops! I rushed in my excitement of this fun positive thread. Here's Led on a Ukulele, also set up as slack key style. He plays a couple of songs and also talks a bit. "Ukulele Sessions: Slack-Key Master Led Kaapana":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIyyLarDwE
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - My 2 cents - 03-21-2025
re: Led Kaapana. . . "Heʻs one of my favorites, although I believe thatʻs a guitar, not an ukulele."
Umm... I believe that was an ukulele, of the tenor variety.
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - kalianna - 03-21-2025
I wasnʻt sure. It appeared to have six strings, no?
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - MyManao - 03-21-2025
(03-21-2025, 11:05 PM)kalianna Wrote: I wasnʻt sure. It appeared to have six strings, no?
Ukuleles come with different number of strings. Traditionally there are 4 but 5 and 6 string instruments are common.
The distinction of a Ukulele is its scale length. That's the overall length of the vibrating string. And you'll note that ukus have a very short length. Whereas guitar's are quite a bit longer, and bass guitars even more..
Same same with violin and all the other instruments that follow up to an upright bass.. same design more or less, different scale lengths.
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 03-22-2025
Umm... I believe that was a ukulele, of the tenor variety.
What are the advantages of a tenor ukulele over a standard size?
The tenor burns longer!
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - My 2 cents - 03-22-2025
(03-21-2025, 11:05 PM)kalianna Wrote: I wasnʻt sure. It appeared to have six strings, no?
I found a better camera angle at about 29 seconds in. Looks like 4 tuners to me, but I wouldn’t bet the farm on my vision. You could search a bit more for another angle, but be careful. This might not be the song that you want to have stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - punikahakaiferret - 03-22-2025
https://youtu.be/PB3RbO7updc?si=I_Y1qgEidpLuHrZ1
My fave... ☺️
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - TomK - 03-22-2025
A little more about the types of ukuleles at the 5-minute mark here. I have little knowledge of the instrument, so I won't comment about that, but here's about an hour of ukulele fun, which starts with the classic old American folk song "Psycho Killer":
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - MyManao - 03-22-2025
(03-21-2025, 02:03 AM)Kiana Wrote: So nice to see Punaweb in high music vibe!
Just curious.. how many out there in PW radiance play the ukulele?
RE: The Hawaii-related ukulele thread - punikahakaiferret - 03-22-2025
I have one...but I have yet to learn how to play it. String instruments confound me. Especially since I'm left-handed.
But it's fun to look at and dream...