四弦趣談：〈旋鈕〉(Tuning Machine)烏克麗麗尤克里里吉他樂器常識聊聊分享Let's Talk About Some Instrument Common Knowledge

My Facebook page is:   / gjukulele   Have you ever looked at the knobs on your instrument? If not, that's okay, but you might want to take a look. Calling it "corporate social responsibility" is a bit of an exaggeration, because we're not a large company, not a corporation. But we do feel a sense of social responsibility, mainly hoping to improve the quality of our ukulele players to some extent. In other words, "on another level, our relationship is that of 'ukulele friends'." This meaning might be understood (or not) among ukulele players. "Kulele friends" means fellow enthusiasts, like-minded people. When we first started, many seniors enthusiastically shared their knowledge, techniques, and concepts with us, and this remains true in the ukulele community. Even now, although I've entered the industry full-time, relying on it for a living and selling these skills for a living, I still deeply care about whether the understanding of facts in this community and industry is truly accurate. If you maintain a misunderstanding of an instrument, or even music in general, for a long time, it can lead to serious consequences. These consequences won't be immediate, but over time, they accumulate and have a significant impact. Everything has a cause-and-effect relationship that can be observed and traced. Therefore, I greatly admire the industry veterans who are dedicated to working for the industry. There's nothing wrong with focusing on one's own interests, but those who try to benefit everyone are often seen as meddlesome, and such people don't necessarily have a good ending. Therefore, we don't need to force ourselves to become that kind of person, but if we're willing, then let's continue doing so. In my new course videos, many of the topics I teach have actually been covered in publicly shared videos. I might speak for 10 minutes in a public video, but I'll speak for 20 or even 30 minutes in videos for my students. I'll explain things more carefully, comprehensively, and from a more macro perspective. Even so, I can't teach in a more relaxed or entertaining way; that would be more appealing, but I feel it's difficult to go deeper. Doesn't "player" deserve in-depth exploration? I've never thought so. Therefore, I've never thought, "I'm just a player, so I don't need to take it seriously." When I'm into cars, I'm willing to understand the details, the structure, and problem-solving methods. When I'm into sports, I'm willing to study the theories, delve deeper, and train to improve. When I'm into cooking, I understand the use of ingredients, cookware, knives, and cooking temperatures. When I'm into painting and calligraphy, I understand the details of paints, oils, paper, and so on. This has nothing to do with whether I'm an "expert." Most people avoid this because they're "afraid of becoming an expert." In fact, becoming an expert is a very long way off. What you're understanding is just the realm of "common sense." Don't worry that learning more about these things will accidentally make you an expert; it's definitely not that easy. Therefore, be like SpongeBob SquarePants, absorb more accurate knowledge, understand more real content, and don't be so superficial. These things may not seem important, but they are actually very different. This is why I wanted to record a more concise video to share with everyone. Of course, if you previously purchased my older videos, have upgraded to my newer course videos, or are already one of my beginner students, you'll naturally be provided with detailed versions of these materials. (Inquiries welcome) Regarding things like how to properly change strings, changing to different strings, the nuances and details of string changing, I've previously released both public and detailed course versions. The differences lie only in the details, such as things you might not have considered... For example, you might not have thought about how "installing the strings this way versus that way will make the whole instrument sound different." What about the tuning pegs? There are also some nuances to tuning pegs, which were briefly touched upon in this "only" 10-minute segment. But I want to quote the last two sentences from the video: These things, if you don't understand, you don't understand. And if you do understand? ... You understand!!!