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The buttons are handmade and are in the style of the old telephone number in the UK, so my mother's memory of where and when she purchased them could be correct!

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Just got home from tonight’s music lesson, they’re trying to talk me into performing at their recital in 2 weeks and I’m not quite sure I’m ready to be playing in public yet!

This is my ukulele. It’s a Kamaka and is from 1954 or earlier. It was my grandfather’s, and it’s so nice for it to be making music again.
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Herbaceous said:
Just got home from tonight’s music lesson, they’re trying to talk me into performing at their recital in 2 weeks and I’m not quite sure I’m ready to be playing in public yet!
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Congrats, your instructor has confidence in you, that’s a good thing. I recommend you go, just to show that uke off if nothing else (but you’ll enjoy it too, once you’re in the moment) - Grandad wants to go!
 
Herbaceous said:
Just got home from tonight’s music lesson, they’re trying to talk me into performing at their recital in 2 weeks and I’m not quite sure I’m ready to be playing in public yet!
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Of course you're ready. Go for it. Once you've played in public once, you'll never stop!:bravo::bravo::bravo::bravo:
 
Herbaceous wow! That sure is a looker. That’s surely worth a pretty penny. If soda kinda looks like it’s made of Koa Wood, which if I recall correctly given the time frame that you think that it was made, that would be correct.
The Kamaka Family lived in Kaneohe Hawaii as well. Not very far from my home.
I went to school with the kids and one kid was my doctor for years.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
Herbaceous wow! That sure is a looker. That’s surely worth a pretty penny. If soda kinda looks like it’s made of Koa Wood, which if I recall correctly given the time frame that you think that it was made, that would be correct.
The Kamaka Family lived in Kaneohe Hawaii as well. Not very far from my home.
I went to school with the kids and one kid was my doctor for years.
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Thanks! Like I mentioned, it belonged to my grandfather (although we’re not really quite sure when or where he got it). He died over 20 years ago, and for most of that time, it’s just sat around gathering dust, first in my grandmother’s possession, then in my mom’s.

A few years ago I saw it sitting at my parents’ place - body cracked, bridge lifting, strings all out of place - and asked my mom if I could take it to get it fixed up. I had my local music shop restore it, and after that, mom said I could keep it. It’s nice to have it singing again!
 
Well, I survived my first recital! I was easily the oldest one performing (the audience was mostly parents of the kids in attendance), so I felt a bit like a dinosaur, but I had fun!

I played a cover of Linkin Park’s “Numb” (yes, on the ukulele), accompanied by my instructor on piano. I definitely goofed up a few times, but hopefully it wasn’t too noticeable.
 
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So I've reached a problem...
I am waiting for colour 6 (white) to be delivered.
I can't continue because I can't sew the shoulder seams together, so can't do the ribbing or button band. I also can't do the sleeves because they after knit top down, not cuff up.

And then I have to decide how to do the sleeves.

Hubby has said no to plain sleeve. And also no to plain black with 2 or 3 stripes of colour around the elbow (colour add on shades of grey).

If I try to replicate the existing stripes which are 5cm wide, the sleeves will end up too short. The body is 42.5cm + ribbing from the under arm. The sleeves need to be 55cm long, so I can't really take the mid grey and replicate the stripes from there because I'll need 10cm of black plus the cuff.

I think I may have to have a play on the computer filling in some templates to see what will work.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
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So I've reached a problem...
I am waiting for colour 6 (white) to be delivered.
I can't continue because I can't sew the shoulder seams together, so can't do the ribbing or button band. I also can't do the sleeves because they after knit top down, not cuff up.

And then I have to decide how to do the sleeves.

Hubby has said no to plain sleeve. And also no to plain black with 2 or 3 stripes of colour around the elbow (colour add on shades of grey).

If I try to replicate the existing stripes which are 5cm wide, the sleeves will end up too short. The body is 42.5cm + ribbing from the under arm. The sleeves need to be 55cm long, so I can't really take the mid grey and replicate the stripes from there because I'll need 10cm of black plus the cuff.

I think I may have to have a play on the computer filling in some templates to see what will work.
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When I knit, I tend to free hand so this approach is alien to me. I do follow a basic pattern sometimes for the shape but the colour mix, stripes, stitches etc. are all as they take my fancy and often random. Not saying this is a sensible approach. I must post something I've knitted.
 
Morning Glory said:
When I knit, I tend to free hand so this approach is alien to me. I do follow a basic pattern sometimes for the shape but the colour mix, stripes, stitches etc. are all as they take my fancy and often random. Not saying this is a sensible approach. I must post something I've knitted.
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I freelance with socks for myself. But cardigans for other people tend to be planned. The scraps left over will allow me to knit another cardigan which will not have a planned colour scheme.

I'd love to see some of your knitting.
 
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