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Topic: The ukulete is back |
Joe Miraglia
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Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 10 Jun 2012 3:30 pm |
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I just saw on TV. that the ukulete Is becoming a big thing.People are taking it up . Now what about our Hawaiian Guitar? From now on when people ask me what is that thing I'm playing I'm going to reply a Hawaiian Guitar not a Pedal Steel Guitar. So start playing," Hawaiian War Chant" :)We are back  I think I'm going to break out some of the old 78 rpm records and start working on them. Maybe the BIg E. will start calling it a Hawaiian Guitar with pedals. Joe |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 8:07 am
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I have one question, what's a "ukulete"?  |
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Larry Rafferty
From:
Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 8:50 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| I have one question, what's a "ukulete"? |
Erv,
I think it is the same instrument that you once called a "henway."
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pair of Peavey Vegas 400's; Peavey NV112; Webb 614E with matching extension cabinet; Fender Twin Reverb and 3 cats.
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Joe Miraglia
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Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 8:52 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| I have one question, what's a "ukulete"? |
Samething as a UKULELE
Some people spell Pedal Steel Guitar ," Steel Peddle Guitar".  The Steel Guitar and the Ukulete sound great together. By the way,I've been off my meds for three day.  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 8:52 am
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Larry,
At least closely related!! |
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Chris Tweed
From:
Cardiff, Wales, UK
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William Lake
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 11:16 am
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Tiny Tim is devastated.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 11:52 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| I have one question, what's a "ukulete"? |
I heard Conway Twitty sing this at the end of "Boogie Grass Band" uk-u-le-te, uk-u-le-te.... etc.... No  |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Joe Miraglia
From:
Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 2:02 pm
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I'm back on my Meds.
Thank you all. Back playing my Steel guitar again,or Hawaiian guitar,What ever. But I'm not going to buy a Ukilete just because Warren Buffet did and was playing it on TV. NBC News. With his kind of money he could buy a Pedal Steel Guitar  |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 2:42 pm
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You're a good sport Joe and a treasure around here with your uplifting attitude.
About the uke, yeah it was gaining popularity around for a while. I see and hear it on a lot of things. Not much in the style of the old Hawaiian stuff though, at least in the things I hear.
For my part, I can take it or leave it in the current music context.
Cheers, JO.  |
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Joe Miraglia
From:
Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 3:12 pm
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| Just kidding about the Meds Having some Fun. As steel players we need a little fun in our lives music is fun for all of us. Oh I have to take Prilosec(Omeprazole} every day ,but it dosn't interfear with my playing. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 3:21 pm
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| I hear you Joe. The VA supplies me with daily Omperazole meds. A little Lisinopril too. I had forgotten to take it. Thanks for the reminder....and the laughs too. |
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Joe Miraglia
From:
Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 3:34 pm
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| Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
| I hear you Joe. The VA supplies me with daily Omperazole meds. A little Lisinopril too. I had forgotten to take it. Thanks for the reminder....and the laughs too. |
Me too! the VA. Think I got Heartburn Being in the Navy Maybe the Gin Tonic when out playing all them American Legion. |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 4:17 pm
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| There may be ukelelians landing in your back yard, you never can tell... |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 4:32 pm The UKULETE revealed!
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To the unschooled or uneducated, Ukulete may appear to be just a misspelling of "Ukulele". It is, however, a completely separate and unique instrument; in that is is always blue, and is also always equipped with a heavy-duty strap to prevent the instrument from becoming airborn when played with profound force and expression.
Below is a video clip of one of the acknowledged world masters of this both strange and wonderful instrument performing a grandiose composition the likes of which you may never see again in our lifetimes. I would imagine ALL great musicians will be suitably humbled and astounded by his virtuosity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfsTYlHioHc |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 11 Jun 2012 4:34 pm
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"Tip toe, through the tulips..."
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William Lake
From:
Ontario, Canada
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David Kurrasch
From:
Royse City, Texas, USA
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Brandin
From:
Newport Beach CA. USA
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2012 6:02 am
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| I wonder if they use a G string? |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 15 Jun 2012 6:24 am
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| But I'm not going to buy a Ukilete just because Warren Buffet did and was playing it on TV. NBC News. With his kind of money he could buy a Pedal Steel Guitar |
Maybe even an Anapeg!  |
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