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1-23-04,Joyce
'Ano 'ai e Clint
My name is Joyce and I play and teach recreational ukulele in San Antonio, Texas. Mahalo for the theory info. I have mostly strummers in my groups, but I started a small Pickers and Grinners class a year ago. I am using the EZPlay Today books to introduce reading standard notation. I call it learning music with training wheels.
I will post your site on my website www.alohayall.net and send your link to my student email list.
A hui hou.

1-23-04,Clint
Mahalo Joyce. Nice site too. Good work. Thanks for listin' mine Auntie!

1-20-04,Bryan Tolentino Age ?
Aloha Clint
My name is Bryan Tolentino. I am an 'Ukulele player from Mililani, Hawai'i. I was surfin da web and found your great site! Keep up the great work!

1-20-04,Clint
Cuuuzzzzzz! You livin' in Mililani you should be surfin' da ocean brah!
Mahalo for takin' da time, yeah?

1-15-04,Richard C. Stidham Age ?
1. My big island is located anywhere in the South Pacific. Especially on the Kona side.
2. Since I started playing the uke in the Fall I have become very fond of my KoAloha Concert.
3. I love what is called the Aloha spirit. The friendliness of all and love of life and mankind

1-15-04,Clint
4. Mahalo, Richard
:)

1-14-04,Doug Gaither Age 42
My name is Doug Gaither. I just purchased a Fluke Uke Tenor for Christmas for my family. I putter around the internet looking for good information. I'm very pleased with your site. Good information with a fun and inviting design.
Anyways, I am 42 years old and my main instrument is piano (I'm a music pastor), but I also diddle around on guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer and now ukulele. I'm not really good at anything, but I have a great time!
I live in Fresno California, home of the fog/smog/grapes/raisins. I've never been to Hawaii. I have a 1920's Echo Ukulele that is currently being repaired by Duane Heilman in Washington.
I have 3 children that I'm encouraging any musical inclinations they may have. Of course, step one is accessibility to instruments. So I purchased a Uke this past Christmas and a Baby Taylor guitar the previous Christmas.
Anyways, great site, great instrument, great camaraderie amongst Ukulele players!
Doug

1-14-04,Clint
Eh braddah, you no have to be a great playa, you jus have to have a great time, yeah? Much mahalo for checkin' da site. Nice words too. (Shaka)

1-10-04,Ryan Christensen Age 18
I'm a college student majoring in music and getting stoked about my ukulele. I just purchased a new Martin SO uke and am playing lots. Really enjoyed your site, Clint, and thanks for all the theory stuff. It is really helpful. Keep on strummin! Like Jumpin Jim says, "Uke can change the world!"

1-10-04,Clint
Mahalo, Ryan

1-5-04,Rick Guinn Age 41
Clint, I understand that besides playing the ukulele and the sax, that you are a pretty good rock thrower? Actually, I can vouch for that first hand, or should I say head first!!
Great website!!!

1-5-04,Clint
Oh yeah, cuz! Playin' round on da Spanish Island Da Kine, yeah?
Thanks for signin' braddah!

1-4-04,Chris Huriwai Age 16
Tena Koe!
I'm jus written to say that I'm really stoked that I found your site and dat it has helped me heaps wit my ukulele playing but I'm startin to get frustrated because it is so hard to teach yourself how to play the ukulele but like the Maori of New Zealand say-
He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka
(A rough sea can be navigated)
Naku noa your friend Christopher Huriwai

1-4-04,Clint
No worries, cuz. Next time you in L.A. I give you free lesson, yeah?
You need to sign my Network page Chris, there may be someone close to you who can help.

1-3-04,Chris Huriwai Age 16
Kia ora e hoa
It's me again I'm writing to ask you a question. In one of my "how to" books it says to tune the uke to ADF#B but here at your site (and many others) I'm told differently, what should I do?
Arohanui Tonu
Christopher Huriwai

1-3-04,Clint
Eh Chris, you go the other sites? (Shame on you cuz!)
:)
Basically the ADF#B tuning has made a gradual change to the more standard and popular GCEA tuning of today. All this does is lower the entire instrument a whole step (musically) as well as make it easier for the bruddas to sing not so high, and believe me a whole step is a lot for da guys.
Keep GCEA and if you want to play some songs ADF#B, then either raise all the strings a whole step or put da capo on da second fret. In the end the choice is really yours.
Mahalo, my New Zealand friend.

1-1-04,Elaine Turnbull Age (Not telling)
I'm a musician new to the uke but falling in love with it!
My band, "Bandinistas!" have embraced the sound too, even though I'm still only learning the chords (I mostly play trumpet). Every time I surf the net for more info I find lovely sites like yours and realize that this is a little instrument with a big mission - to bring fun and music to the world!
I'm in Cambridge, England, of Scottish extraction and would love one day to visit Hawaii - I'm saving as we speak but in the mean time thank you to the people who invented the internet and to you for this great website - now I'm learning my minor 9th chords...
ta
ET
X

1-1-04,Clint
Happy New Year, Elaine!
Thanks for signin' the site, (first one this year, yeah?). I'm glad it helps you. If you're on the minor 9ths, you're doin alright. Keep it up sista! When you and your band put out your album, I want you send me a free one for all dis help I been given you, eh?
Mahalo and ta

12-31-03,Chris Huriwai Age 16
Kia ora, my name's Chris and I'm a Maori from New Zealand in da South Pacific. Your page has helped me heaps wit my ukulele layaing as its hard to find any here in New Zealand to teach how to play so I have been teaching myself wit little how to books anyway.
Kia ora ki a koe arohanui hoki,
naku noa Christopher Huriwai
New Zealand

12-31-03,Clint
Mahalo Nui Loa Christopher for usin da site. Keep on strummin, yeah?
Any questions - jus ask cuz.

12-27-03,Michelle Hack Age 34
Hi, Great Page! I live in Florida with my hubby, just went and bought guitar strings for him and saw a little soprano ukulele there for sale. It intrigued me and after reading your page, I will purchase it tomorrow and plan to visit your page often. This time uke in hand and even bigger smile on my face! This will be great on the boat when the sun sets :-)
Thanks again!
Michelle

12-27-03,Clint
Mahalo, Michelle

12-23-03,Gary Howe Age 68
I am an old surfer who has surfed the North shore and most every place up and down the coast here in California at one time or another. I am also a sailor and scuba diver both of which I have done most of my life. Have a Lehua tenor uke...

12-23-03,Clint
Mahalo Gary, and thanks for signin' the Network page as well !

12-22-03,Rob Utz Age 33
I was surfin the net and came across http:boingboing.net/net/uke/. On December 10th, they added a nice review of your website and are adding it to their directory. I was glad to see that other people appreciate your efforts and website as much as I do. Keep up the good work and I hope to see you and take another lesson soon. ( As long as I can clear customs on my drive south! ) HA HA : )

12-22-03,Clint
Eh Rob, wazzup cuz! (Mahalo for the info). That was awesome of them to link to me. Rememba if you have a hard time breakin customs, jus jammem a uke instrumental, yeah?
(Thanks boingboing.net!)

12-20-03,Walter Berman Age 82
I used to play the ukulele before WWII. Then started playing the guitar when I was about 45 years old and played for about another 6 to 7 years. OK but not great. I now just bought a baritone uke and trying to get back to playing. I hope your site helps. I need some songs to play and chord advice. Will be back here often.

12-20-03,Clint
82?!! You go cuz! (I'm hopin' to make it to 60!)
Good luck in your ukulele journey, Walter. Thanks for signin'.

12-19-03,Kanoi Lyons Age 23
I am from Honolulu Hawaii now living in Kansas. I don't play any instruments. I miss my local songs. I am getting kind of tired of COUNTRY MUSIC...need to show these HAOLE'S some local music yeah. Well I have to get back to work. Just wanted to say thank you.
ALOHA, Kanoilani

12-16-03,Alexander Kim Age 16
Well, I added this site onto my favorites when I first got my uke. I haven't ACTUALLY come to read it until today. I caught the flu so I stayed home from school and had plenty of time on my hands. Your site is alot of help. I know all the music theory stuff because I play another four stringed instrument much different, the violin. But the music is all the same. The only problem I have with the uke and guitar is that I have trouble strumming, but anyway practice should fix that.
I visited Hawaii last year with my family and it inspires me to move there and live there when I get older. I bought my uke from a nice man on the top floor of the Hilton in Waikiki. Island Ukulele Co, I think. It was just a year ago during Christmas. Anyway I'm in Jr. High School over here in California. Yup, not too far, yet far. My progress isn't THAT great, but I was inspired to play again and make some music. Awesome site. Inspires me also. Take care.
mr_alex_kim@hotmail.com
if you want to respond! Bye.

12-16-03,Clint
Cool, thanks!

12-15-03,Cindy Leinweber Age 48
My husband and I play and strum and build ukes in the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. He learned the uke years ago (must be why he's such a good guitar player!!) I just started last year, but I'm trying to catch up!

12-10-03,Vern Maddox Age 66
I just recently returned to the finest little instrument in the world-the ukulele! I played as a young kid but that was over 50 years ago! I love Hawaii in every way, including the music. I would love to get together with some Hawaiian-ukulele lovers in the Houston, Texas area, but have had no luck meeting anyone of like interests. I know they are around, I just can't seem to find them. Any ideas? I have two ukuleles by Ken Potts of Maui (KP Ukuleles), a tenor and a baritone. Both are strung with low G strings and are truly beautiful ukes.
A hui hou

12-10-03,Clint
Eh Vern,
post up flyers in da local music centers wit you phone numba. Senior centers are really pretty full of great peoples lookin' for da stuffs to do, yeah? All you gotta do is find some of dese peoples and once you get enouf of'em, email me about da strummers playbook cuz. I had to go out and get da peoples too, yeah? Patience and perseverance bruddah.
Ken Potts-real decent stuffs cuz!

12-10-03,Richard Pearson Age 64
Aloha-I'm down here in OC. I'm a member of two ukulele clubs. The first one is the Oasis Strummers in Corona Del Mar and the second is the Leisure World Ukulele Club. Been strummen about a year and one half. A great ukulele web page!! Mahalo Mucho.

12-09-03,Shelly H Age 23
Hello! I'm from Australia - the largest island. I've been to Hawaii and Fiji, and I fell in love. I'm a singer and I have just bought a Ukulele to raffle to the children I teach for their end of the year concert, and I've fallen in love with playing it - I have to buy one for myself!
I love your site - now that I've learned to play "Big Yellow Taxi" and tune the sweet uke, your site will be of great use to me and my students.
I wanted to ask you - I know a beautiful islander song and dance from the Tongan Islands called "Haire Ra Mai" (sung Hi-ra-mi). I was wondering if you know it. I want to check its meaning - I believe it is a welcoming song, when people arrive to the island. Just wondering. Thanks for your site. Beautiful.
Shelly
monkeyfish80@yahoo.com.au

12-09-03,Clint
Dis is kind of cool, I'm typing into tomorrow. You signed on the 9th, but hea it is still the 8th. Strange if you think about it, yeah?
Sorry, Shelly, not familiar with dat specific tune. Anybody else knows it, lemme know and I post it hea. I gonna check around too, if I find it I post it here for you. You the second person from Australia to sign da guestbook. Glad you find good stuffs hea you can use. It's good you takin the uke into da class, teach da Keiki some jammin tunes yeah? Music very important for the kids. Good for you. Send da picture of all your students singin as you jammin, I put it in da Gallery Cuz!
Mahalo for signin da book, Shelly. Keep in touch we talk story.

12-03-03,Linda W Age you already know!
I just want to say that I really like that neat-O red banner on your home page! It really makes my eyes go all giggy like a little kitty in a pile of catnip! See ya!

12-03-03,Clint
Thanks, I was really excited when I finally learn to code it in, much hit and miss with the codes yeah? But then-Click!
(Woohoo!)

12-01-03,Diane Barrie Age Really?
I have taken your beginning uke class and plan to take your spring intermediate class. Thanks.

12-01-03,Clint
You're welcome, and I'm guessing, ... what, ...66?
:)

11-28-03,Bill Tahu Age 52
I am a Kiwi Maori living in Aussie and have been here for 23 years. Thanks for all the great info I will pass on to my daughter and grandson. Would love him to learn to play the uke. Was not aware there were so many chords and options.
Love your site and I will return for a more leisurely scan.
I am from the East coast of NZ-Tribal filiations are Ngatiporou-Kahungunu-Rongowhakaata-Tuhoe

11-28-03,Clint
I think you're my first international guest. Mahalo, Bill.

11-26-03,Thomas Age 36
Aloha, I just received your strummers playbook and think it is really an awesome compilation of great old songs and some cool contemporary songs too. The way it is written makes it very easy for me to play even the hardest chords. Your website has been very helpful in guiding me through my ukulele learning process. I think you have the best information of any ukulele site out there. I appreciate all your hard work. Thanks again for the awesome book.

11-26-03,Clint
I've sent a few books out to people, but so far your book took the farthest trip, (Rhode Island). I appreciate your kind words Tom, Mahalo.

11-23-03,Judy Age Proud 51
I am an English and drama teacher in the real northern California, Yreka which is just 20 minutes from the Oregon border. My friend, Kerry Penberthy, whose son and mine, were born eight days apart while she lived in Yreka, are buddies. She is in your class and inspired me to learn the Uke! I have one ordered which should arrive this Tuesday. I am a singer-actor in our local community theater and have always wanted to play an instrument but not put the time in to learning notes. I sing by ear...after all my exhaustive Internet research, it seems I have chosen the instrument for me! Being very petite and weirdly wonderful, this instrument is already speaking to me! Thanks to Kerry and her raves about you, Clint, I soon will be strumming! Let's hear it for music, ukes and inspiration!

11-23-03,Clint
Mahalo, Judy, glad you finally found you island love. If you eva down dis way, stop by da South Bay Strummas on Saturday morning, yeah?

11-20-03,Linda W Age 5-0
The other day I forgot to mention that I saw the pics of the South Bay Strummers at Trader Joe's and you looked awesome! And I heard through the grapevine that you all sounded really good like a professional group (a fact which I already knew)! South Bay Strummers RULE! See Ya, Linda
P.S. I found the Wahines! Very nice, but can we have some hunky kanes?

11-20-03,Clint
You know da South Bay Strummas Da Kine! We missed you. We're ready for the lindster when you are, yeah?And all da sudden now, every body gonna want the kanes too? Gimme some time, lemme see what I gonna do.