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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Speaking of the M4000

From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Date: 2010-12-01

I probably can, and quite possibly will, I've had the uke for 2 weeks, I can play 5 or 6 chords, I've written 4 songs since I got it, which is twice what I've written in the last 30 years. The uke really seems to lend itself to song writing, it is so easy to pick it up try out a few chord progressions and the songs seem to follow. It is easy to play, cheap, portable and fun. There are a lot of people on youtube using it for songs. It is a very accessible instrument, an instrument for the people, you don't need to be a "good" musician to make music with it and it isn't easy to take it seriously although I sure some people will.

Mark

--- On Wed, 1/12/10, john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com> wrote:

From: john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Speaking of the M4000, what's with this?
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Wednesday, 1 December, 2010, 6:49 PM

 

So you could finally do that cover of Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter that you've wanted to undertake?

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

I was thinking of a regular strum and chord progressions rather than single notes.

--- On Wed, 1/12/10, john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com> wrote:

From: john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Speaking of the M4000, what's with this?
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Wednesday, 1 December, 2010, 4:05 PM


 

How do you hold a note for eight seconds on a Uke?  The sustain can't be that good.

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

George played the banjolele, similar but not quite the same, I'll volunteer for the recording sessions  if Martin will pay my fare back.

--- On Wed, 1/12/10, Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com> wrote:

From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Speaking of the M4000, what's with this?
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Wednesday, 1 December, 2010, 2:08 PM


 


On Nov 30, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Mark Pring wrote:

Are there any tron ukulele tapes?

No. George Formby forbade it.