Spicysteve

What a beauty, so wish you were in the US.

Agreed. I trim them short just that way. Bring them up to pitch and make sure there is no slippage, then trim them.

I disagree...if cut short there is nothing sticking out and if it is, it is too short to stab anything and it pointed the wrong way...

I have an Ailani solid Koa soprano. Ailani is long since out of business. Very straight grain Koa but an all Koa build. Comes in at 284...

I look forward to the new review every week, but I'm no longer tempted to buy - no matter how good the uke is. I have enough. Baz...

Ok, time to put my cards on the table. I can’t compete with Ed, but I think I have a couple of pretty good ones. The Tenors. First...

Now if it were a competition, you would be right there in the game, my Friend. You have some beauties there. you are right, you have too...

There are cycles to these things, no doubt, but yeah, traffic has doubled-and-a-half in the past year (or, up 150% if you prefer), and...

Being retired for over ten years and keeping occupied with the uke, I visit the New Posts UU forum a couple times a day. Usually there...

Sent a pm. I held out for less than 10 minutes…

Beautiful. So love the Walnut.

↑↑ Agree. Before breaking out the glue and the additional trouble that would entail, I'd try it as-is. At most you could wrap the post...

IIWM, I would just push it towards the nut (the way the string tension would pull), tighten it up and call it a day. You're not far off...

All 3 are gorgeous.

I like wound. I have tried both. Unwound fluorocarbon low G strings can be kinda fat. Both sound good, imo.