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Live Stream: Tuesday, April 11th at 3:00pm ET (check your local time zone)
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Hey guys, we are back with Live Lesson EP053! This month’s topic is: How to Clean, Maintain, and Store Your Ukulele
In this session, you’ll learn how to keep your ukulele sounding and playing great for years to come!
This month’s topic should stir up some great questions! So please post all you have below and I hope you guys join us for the live stream. 🙂
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LIVE LESSONS FAQ:
Q: What happens in a live lesson, how long is it, and when does it occur?
A: Live lessons are usually 30-45 minutes in length, but can extend until all questions are answered. The first 20 minutes will comprise of the lesson, while the next 10-25 minutes will be a Q&A session for premium members.
Live lessons take place every second Tuesday of the month at 3:00pm ET (check your local time zone).
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A: Absolutely! Basic and premium members are welcome to post questions that are related to the topic in THIS thread.
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A: The live lesson will be released for everyone to view the day after the broadcast (second Wednesday of the month). If you cannot make the broadcast, no worries; you’ll still be able to watch the lesson. Don’t forget that you can submit questions for Matt to answer beforehand (see the above FAQ).
Just a few, completely hypothetical questions related to maintaining a ukulele:
1. If someone splashed root beer inside a ukulele, is there any way to get that out, or is that just kind of permanent?
2. If someone were to glue googly eyes–say, 450 of them–onto the surface a ukulele, would that negatively affect the sound at all?
(Two of them are already glued on, so…)
3. If a ukulele’s strings have never been changed since its purchase four years ago, is that bad?
Hopefully this lesson can help “someone.” Thank you! 😂
I’d be interested to know if any household items you can use to clean the fretboard during a string change.. I’ve been using wet wipes 😂
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