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I'm going to look pretty bad posting videos using D chord for a while, but I'm progressing fast! This is very exciting and I've discovered most of the songs I can play in key of C can be played in key of D and sound better. Ho ho. Thanks for sharing your experience honestly, as you always do!

@@richdavis4007 Yes, it certainly is easier playing in Key of C. But, many songs sound gosh darn better in Key of D.

@@phyllismorris94 For me, exploring key of D is a little more exciting than discovering capo, which was game changing. Why? Because capo doesn't improve your play, just your sound. Key of D makes me a better player and sound better. Hundreds of songs I can play key of C I will be playing very soon key of D. Thanks, Phyllis.

Thanks, Irv. We shall see. I'm very pleased with the way things are going on baritone. 😊😊

Thanks. Yes, indeed.

Phyllis, I generally like whatever strings come on a ukulele and the strings I play most frequently. For the past couple of months it seems I've been playing mostly Caramel concert and tenors, newer models. These come with clear carbon strings. It looks like I will be playing baritone with Ph.D. strings, low G,CEA for a while. I like these strings too. These are different from carbon and nylgut. I find most ukuleles that I want to play I can get used to the strings and will like them just fine in a day or so. There was I time I thought Enya strings that come on Nova U soprano and concert were the best. Oh, well.

You do use Facebook, now don't you. Ho ho!!

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The ukulele that feels right in your hands and makes sounds you like is better than a wished for super uke you have no idea will sound or play...or what baggage comes with it. Thanks, Phyllis, for sharing your thoughts on this topic. Your inexpensive but quality ukes have worked for you or you would have found another hobby by now. Congratulations on your progress! Rich

@@richdavis4007 Yes, my "economy" ukuleles have served me well. It is such great fun to sing & play songs that I heard on TV when young and loved to sing along with. But, never dreamed that one day I would actually be able to play favorites such as: 1. Puff the Magic Dragon 2. Rock Around the Clock 3. Crocodile Rock 4. This Land Is Your Land 5. Blowin in the Wind 6. Brown-eyed Girl 7. Me & Bobby McGee 8. Teach the Children And learn new favorites to play. Such as: 1. Dirty Old Town My only tiny problem with my economy ukuleles is that I get an occasional buzzing sound mostly around the 7th fret when I try to pick out a riff. I don't know if It's my technique or the action/set up of strings.

@@phyllismorris94 It's really a miracle when people like you and me do such a thing late in the day!

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Tomorrow I reveal my ultimate dream ukulele. It's similar to this one! Thanks for the comment. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I've heard other people making similar experiments. If it feels and sounds right to you, then you have something that works. Hard to argue against that! Rich😊😊

Aiersi mango soprano is a winner. I'm cleaning out my ukulele collection, but my yellow pineapple will remain! Hricane spalted maple and several others are also super ukes. Thanks for your very kind comment. I have not turned my back on ukuleles that aren't Caramel, but it is best for me play fewer ukes rather than many. I like tenor acoustic-electric!!

@@richdavis4007 - I agree. I have bought many different ukes (some from your good reviews and some by my own discovery), but I have my favorites. I, too, have begun to sell off my tried-and-did-not-bond-with ukes. However, I still keep an eye out for something interesting that I "must" have... I may just try it and then find a new home for it to get some of the money back (I write-off some as having the privilege of playing it for a while to satisfy my curiosity).

Easy come and easy go. If you pay a lot for your uke, that's the only way I see you can lose. Inexpensive ukes are painless to rehome!

That's a bunch of Caramels! Like me, you seem to prefer acoustic electric. This is one feature that really really boosts Caramels.

Ho ho. You should be on TV talking about politics. Caramel doesn't market so well as Enya, possibly, but their lineup out preforms. Caramel #1, Enya #2.

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Thanks for sharing your experience with binders for sheet music. I hope your new system will work for you super!

You sound like a kindred spirit. Some people just like this kind of stuff!! Rich

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I have no idea what you are suggesting but am open to trying new things. Thanks for your view and comment. Rich

Thank you. I picked out a melody on the black keys on piano and then these were the words that came. Very best wishes. Rich

Thanks for giving me a topic I'm passionate about to make a video on. Visit me in northeast Alabama and I'll gladly give you 50 binders! If you have a decent thrift store close by you should get for dirt cheap. Here's a 2 pack of highly rated binders for $5 each. That will save you a trip to the store and a lot of pain and anguish when you deal with comb notebooks. amzn.to/4cnJlQ7 Amazon affiliate link. Davis will make a commission if you purchase from this link, at no extra cost to you.

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You can be as elaborate or as simple as you want. Your binder can be your whole life or just a place to keep stuff. Thanks for bringing out many additional good points!! Rich

I just keep my songs in alphabetical order. You can make notes on the music which strum, picking pattern to use.😊😊

@@richdavis4007 I do have handwritten notes on each piece of music. Maybe some day I will rearrange to file alphabetically. But, I'm afraid I would forget the titles of many songs. Then, you have to decide if you use the first word of The. I could also arrange by category of music. Folk songs, rock songs, pop songs, etc. I have one section at the back for all the holiday music I play. From Danny Boy & the Unicorn on St.Patricks Day, to Feliz Navidad & Silver Bells for Xmas, Auld Lange Syne for New Years Day, etc

I have the title of the song at the top of the page in large bold letters. That's what simplifies the process for me. A, B, C.

@@richdavis4007 Of course, at the top of each page of music, I have the title in large bold letters. But, I don'f arrange alphabetically. There was no need in the beginning. Now that number of songs has grown, I may re-arrange them.

@@phyllismorris94 I would like to think of myself as a good librarian in everything I do. Ho ho. Of course, I'm not! All you have to do is look at my ukulele collection scattered all over the house.

Good point about selling the color printer. Right now it's functioning as a prop for my daily planner. Thing is, though, I might have need of it some day. I have used it for printing colorful bookmarks and small booklet covers. Color printers are amazing if you really require color.

@@richdavis4007 They are amazing. I have one that does both but I also never live for "one day I may need it". I just go to the local library to print in color if I didn't have one 🤣. But then again my local library is a few minute walk from my house.

You've got me wanting to ink up my color printer and start using it again!!

Thanks, Joan. I'm enjoying playing and singing my original songs. Rich😊😊😊😊😊

I appreciate your very kind words. What's going on is kind of magical. 😊😊😊😊😊

What depresses me are bribes and hush money and politics and the hunger for power and more power. I appreciate what I have.

@@richdavis4007 I do too. I basically like & appreciate what I have. 1) I merely wish I had been able to own my own small house at some point in my life. 2. I wish tharI I owned a few more things. I also wish that my buying power was not being badly eroded by inflation.

From the presidential debate I learned all about inflation. Joe Biden is the reason my savings account and CDs now earn 5%. Wow. If you don't have those things 6.5% inflation (according to Alexa) is eating you up. I tell Ginger to stop buying groceries and stuff altogether. When Ginger and I started out we were broke and had no family support. We bought an FHA house when we first had stable jobs. Everywhere we went we bought a house from money we made selling the one we had before.

@@richdavis4007 So you flipped houses. Sounds 👍 great.

@@phyllismorris94 We didn't flip houses. We purchased houses to live in. We followed our careers and dreams from Mississippi to Delaware to North Carolina, to South Carolina to Alabama. Instead of living in an apartment or renting, we bought homes.

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I don't have the Vangoa tenor. I have two Irin walnut soprano ukes with similar appearance. Thanks. Rich

Very cool and excellent instruments for extreme small price! Rich

I'm sorry to hear that. Amazon ships, I guess, where it can do so most cost effectively.

I will memorize The Raven if I make a song of it. Otherwise, probably not. I did put one of Poe's poems to music once. Thanks for sharing your early love of The Raven.

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I love this stuff! I haven't had to use it in quite a few months which is much better than before. Another treatment might do the trick for you.

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You've taken a big step!! Super!! It would seem to me, and always has, that the neck should split when you screw a long screw into it (and they provide longer screws than are necessary, in my opinion). But uke makers are smart enough to choose wood that won't split!! This is a wonderful thing to know in advance. People should certainly practice on ukes that are expendable. I have also perfected a technique that lessens the worry and screwing. I use a push pin to make a deep hole in the uke before I start the screw. I don't use a drill at all. Plenty of videos on my channel showing how. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@@richdavis4007 Heh, that seems like a good way to do it as well. But I think I'm more comfy making the hole with a drill. And I only find an excuse to use my power drill about once every three years.

@@colettebezio1913 Whatever feels right for you is what to do. You had a big success and I tip my cap to you! Rich

I like Horse ukuleles and gig bag. I didn't know the gig bags were sold separately. 😊😊

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EVERYONE needs better instructions on this card. I imagine it's a mystery to most first time users. Many people return to this video several times over the years!!

Amazon affiliate links are a benefit to viewers but pay very, very little that I can see. My UA-cam views, subscribers, watch time and income are going up. I just want Ginger and I to keep playing music and having fun. As for volume of content, Rich Davis is the beast.

Thank you! Rich

But, but! The kitten is too easy and universal. The bunny is a bit more unusual. Anyhow, I seldom tinker with lyrics after I've memorized them! I don't know how many chords, probably 2 or 3. Choosing chords for an original song depends on how you want it to sound. If I hear something in my head that sounds exotic I'm use Dm, Gm, C7 or Am. Soon, you'll be seeing songs with G and D in my new original songs. I haven't written any that require the island strum, though I have written a couple that I intended to use that strum for. Later, I found I preferred it played other ways.

@@richdavis4007 I have found that there are very many good songs that use mostly G & D chords. I find those chords are hard to play and frequently changing between them even harder.

Yep, not so easy for me, either!

The uke probably sold on Amazon for $120 or so. Deviser sold out on Amazon a few years ago during covid and I probably got this uke for $80. It is priceless today since they are not available! The same time I bought this I also bought several colorful Deviser concerts. These regularly sold for $99 and I got 3 for half price. I have the red for sale on FB and I'm keeping the green one.

@@richdavis4007 So, you are making a small profit. Nothing to complain about.

The profit is in the service and the benefit to my music and quality of life. I have to balance time spent with returns received.

Thanks, MT. We appreciate your very kind words!! 😊😊