Sure, and I just wanted to share my experience, observations, and ruminations concerning guitars, ukuleles, and mandolins (a little bass thrown in as well, along with a bit of soapbox speaking). These differ from others', as expected. I found mandolin much, much easier to learn that guitar, and I've been baffled by ukulele as well. The high G string on the bottom really throws me, as well as the irregular intervals. I get lots of questions about playing mandolin, such as, "Isn't it harder to play than a guitar?" My stock answer is "No, not for me. I can't play guitar - it has six strings, I have four fingers. I can't do the math."
It's a joke, but it's true. And I really think it's easy to play, even though I've grown so accustomed to it my sensibilities have become skewed. Those regular intervals just make so much sense.
But from a practical standpoint, ukulele may make more sense to play in Nairobi. It is more common worldwide, and strings should be more readily accessible. If I understand correctly, there are just two string gauges used, so I expect one may be able to substitute fishing line or something similar in a pinch.
BTW, it's "who are able" - indicative case.
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