Slackkey007
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What is the benefit to them to waiting until a ukulele is sold before setting it up? I mean, that is one of their claims to fame, they do setups. So why wouldn't they do the setup when the ukes come in, and then have them ready to ship when someone bought them? Frankly, that is what I thought they did.
The reason they do setup after the uke is purchased is because the buyer has "Options" regarding the setup. For me personally(I have purchased several ukes from HMS over the years), when I purchase a uke from HMS, I request specific strings to be put on and a few purchases I had the tuners changed out to a different color that I thought matched the uke better than what it came with. You can also request how low or high of a setup you want according to your playing style such as fingerpicking or strumming.
That is the reason why setup is done after purchase. If I were to buy a brand spanking new Kanile'a ... I wouldn't want the Aquila strings that it comes with. I definitely would have HMS restring with a specific wound low G and fluorocarbons.