Not Yet Having Fun With A Ukulele
New strings are en route. I've come to the conclusion that it simply cannot be tuned with the cheap strings that come with it.
Leech or flatworm? Ants and Swiss Chard
For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
i don't mean to be a damp squib... but i'm not sure it's got anything to do with the strings. I could be wrong but that's where the smart money is....
ReplyDeleteWell, we'll see, but I wouldn't put money on it being anything else. Think about it. Technically, in the whole structure of a stringed instrument, the strings will go out of tune first. OK, the materials and workmanship will not be of the finest, but it's not as if it's held together with chewing gum.
ReplyDeleteIf it IS the uke itself, well, I'm going to get a better one - they're lovely wee things, they way they fit into the hands.
??? "the strings will go out of tune first"??? what else is there to go out of tune?
ReplyDeleteonly going on what i know... i have owned several (probably hundred) stringed instruments. I have a couple of ukes... will have to photo them for you to drool over... soon.
??? "the strings will go out of tune first"??? what else is there to go out of tune?
ReplyDeleteExactly. Even a cheap uke isn't going to lose its tunefulness for any other reason than the strings. Anyhow, I've got the new strings to put on it this afternoon, and if it still doesn't tune up, I'll be your bitch.
And never mind your hundred stringed instruments. I remember when you sold that fiddle to Cal to buy drink.
Or did you only try to sell it to him? And what did he want it for anyway, remember the size of the hands on the fucker? Doubt he'd ever be able to play it.
ReplyDeletei just meant because it's a cheap uke it may never be in tune.. are you my bitch yet?
ReplyDeletecheck the pictures on the jerky blog.. and leave a comment, you'll be the first i think..
i remember us going around to the fuckers garage on several occasions trying to get money out of him so we could go to the pub. i can't remember getting the money but i'm sure i did... wouldn't have let that one go...
It's in tune, but the G's a bit twangy. So I'll make you the odd cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteThat Cal/your fiddle memory is a waiting for godot job, I've no fucking idea what happened. Better yet, I seem to actually remember having no idea what was happening.