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@Nancy Lawing just to “hijack” the mandolin thread. i ended up doing ukulele and have a 12 song set that i do. But no tulips for me

I'm working on this. Should I copy the exact fingering and picking fingers from Steve? He just kinda played lines 3 and 4 straight through without any instructions.

If you had told me 3 years ago I'd enjoy ukulele, I would have laughed or grimaced, recalling seeing Tiny Tim on TV as a child. Yet here I am enjoying that instrument. Our public library offers free checkouts of instruments and instruction, and their monthly ukulele circle motivated me to try it. I really enjoy it. The good thing about all the music I've gotten for the monthly circle is that the chords are the same as for guitar (the chords themselves, not the fingerings). For a more classical approach and some beautiful music that isn't "singable" I'm enjoying Arpeggio Meditations for Ukulele by Daniel Ward and his teaching videos. Mandolin could be next on the horizon.....my son-in-law recently started it. Beautiful instrument.

I tried a mandolin at the store once. Found fretboard a little too tight at the time but obviously people can play them , I’d have to retry

Sounds good Gary, I have tried other instruments too and it is FUN, capital F U N. You have good taste in musical instruments and I think you'll do just fine with the new sounds. Keep up the good work, take care, you and yours have a very Merry Christmas. Gene C

What a great idea Gary. Have fun with the mandolin and don't forget to let Shirley play it a little bit too!