I am planning on getting a tenor. I currently have a concert Cocobolo, and a Bruko no 6 soprano. I am not against used either. I do not have any where within a 4 hour drive one way to be able to check these out myself. I will be ordering from HMS, UKE Republic, or MIM. None of those stores carry each one.
So my price range is roughly $400. I have been eyeballing the Gretsch g9120-SK all solid KOA it is one beautiful looking instrument and the only one of the bunch that is all solid KOA. then there are 2 Pono's, both solid Mango. One is the Pineapple , the other is the regular tenor. The pineapple at HMS is quite a bit more expensive than UKE Republic but at HMS it comes with a hard case. Then there is the Pepe Romero Tiny Tenor, which I really like it's design but it is $500 a little out of my price range. If it is that much better than the rest I could wait a couple more weeks if I had to.There is one non tenor that I have read a lot about and that's the Koaloha Opio concert. I have not seen it in a tenor size and not sure they make them in that size yet.
My favorite looking is the Gretsch, I would like to know where they are made though. I have watch as many you tube videos as I can find, and all clips on HMS. I am sure any of these will sound really good. Your experiences and expertise will really help me out.
Please feel free to make your own suggestions. I do a lot of research but have a hard time deciding.
So my price range is roughly $400. I have been eyeballing the Gretsch g9120-SK all solid KOA it is one beautiful looking instrument and the only one of the bunch that is all solid KOA. then there are 2 Pono's, both solid Mango. One is the Pineapple , the other is the regular tenor. The pineapple at HMS is quite a bit more expensive than UKE Republic but at HMS it comes with a hard case. Then there is the Pepe Romero Tiny Tenor, which I really like it's design but it is $500 a little out of my price range. If it is that much better than the rest I could wait a couple more weeks if I had to.There is one non tenor that I have read a lot about and that's the Koaloha Opio concert. I have not seen it in a tenor size and not sure they make them in that size yet.
My favorite looking is the Gretsch, I would like to know where they are made though. I have watch as many you tube videos as I can find, and all clips on HMS. I am sure any of these will sound really good. Your experiences and expertise will really help me out.
Please feel free to make your own suggestions. I do a lot of research but have a hard time deciding.