is chipping pain on a Dolphin anything more than a cosmetic issue?

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• Feb 19, 2014

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I was just about ready to get a Dolphin (Shark, actually) but have been reading about how the pain chips easily. Is this a concern in terms of tone? or merely a cosmetic thing? Is it any worse or better than a ding in a wooden ukulele would be? Do other plastic bodied ukuleles have the same problem?
Amazing how hard it is to choose. Thought I was finally there, but around and around we go....

ETA: I meant chipping PAINT....

 

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• Feb 19, 2014

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pain is just the french word for bread.

regarding the ukulele: chipped paint is merely a cosmetical issue, will not change the tone. you could just call the chipped uke "roadworn" and love it even more.

 

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• Feb 19, 2014

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I've had my Dolphin for three years of happy playing, and there's not a scratch on it (no matter how much pain I've caused it).

 

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• Feb 19, 2014

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no, and you may be able to get some automotive touch up paint in a close match if it does chip. . I have had several Dolphins, and the paint never chipped on any of mine.

 

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• Feb 19, 2014

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I use colored nail polish from the dollar store for nicks and dings and it works just fine. Ric

 

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• Feb 20, 2014

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great, sounds like nothing i need to worry about.
thanks for the replies!

 

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• Feb 20, 2014

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Not quite so fast.....Is the plastic UltraViolet (UV) resistant, or affected by being directly exposed to it? If it is not UV resistant----example: nylon thread sun rots ----polyester thread does not. Certain plastics degrade and some do not.
If you want biodegradeable, degradation is great. If you want a keeper, that's not good. I would suggest you ask the manufacturer if paint is a protective coating or a pretty colouring.