r ransom

How's yours going?

Coydon Wallham wrote:

r ransom wrote:I look at my email every other day.  I look at permies hourly.  No need for extra emails clogging my bloated in box.

But what advantage does a thread 'subscription' give you if you are looking at forum summaries so often already?

I don't watch (subscribe) to threads.  But others find it useful.

I look at my email every other day.  I look at permies hourly.  No need for extra emails clogging my bloated in box.

PIE features make this lifestyle easy.

But, one slice lasts one month, and I tend to give away pie often, so one day I will run out and will be sad.

eco friendly ukulele strings?

Bionylon is the worlds' first ecological synthetic string and is available only from Aquila! This ukulele string's core is made from Bionylon monofilaments that offer excellent acoustic and mechanical properties. The tone is rich and smooth and the tuning stability is excellent. Bionylon is 100% plant derived (castor oil) and this allows a reduction of more than 50% carbon dioxide emissions during the manufacturing process.

These innovative AQ-63 strings exhibit many of the best qualities of gut strings while offering improved overall performance.

Key Features:
- The first ecological ukulele string, exclusively from Aquila.

- Plant-derived from castor oil-100% natural components.

- Manufacturing process reduced CO2 emissions more than 50%.

- Smooth playing surface, warm and mellow tone.

- For high G and regular tuning.

- For Tenor Ukelele.

- Sold as a set of four strings.

I admit, the plastic element of the ukulele strings is a bit worrying to me.  Especially if they need changing every few months.

But maybe longer lasting strings are better?  

I have some super nylguts coming.   I'll start there as it's one of the more recommended string type, especially for affordable instruments.   But I like the idea of trying these in the future.

Wowzers, that's a lot of skill and work.  But there is something sooooo satisfying watching master craftsmanship.

Rico Loma wrote:On his ninth birthday, I gave my kid a Lohanu Ukulele.  He followed some online lessons and learned a bit by practicing.  Ultimately his sports grew to six, most of his waking hours it seems, and I now it is forlorn, has a tuner with it.  We paid 120 for it and it was used for 3 weeks. He says he could send it to you. Would 10 usd be ok.....and shipping  , hope thats not exorbitant.  So with that sawbuck I can buy his favorite nouveau Southern meal, a salmon BLT, at the amazing Preacher Greens restaurant (anyone passing through Athens GA must have a meal there, unbelievable).

I hope that could help your budget.  You should give it a go.  They have great customer service, check out website, also reviews.  

Music makes the world go around, more uplifting than the moon and the stars above.

You are very kind.

However a family member has told me to stop looking as a ukulele will arrive some time next month.  But the haven't told me anything else about it.

Pie feature allows a different colour icon if someone replies since you last read the thread.

You can also set a "watch" on a thread to get an email if someone replies, even if you haven't replied to the thread.  ( button is at Top of thread).  

There are also some email settings you can edit in your profile.

One of the features of PIE is to jump to the first reply since you last viewed the thread.

There are a lot of other features that make navigation easier with PIE

Also, how many hours/weeks until it's time to attempt this?

How long do ukulele strings last with daily playing?

Do strings go bad in storage? Is it worth buying extra ukulele strings if they are on sale?

And... brand recommendation for a more affordable ukulele?  I don't know how to describe sound well, but if sound were a shape, I would like circle shaped sounds and not triangular sounds.