My "Throwdown" Uke - Rogue Baritone

dave alexander

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Now don't anybody get all high an mighty. I own a few good ukes, but a Rogue Baritone fit my need to have an instrument to keep at school (where I teach 4th grade.)

The kids like to bang away, and I don't want to risk damage to a decent instrument.

My issue is -- The thing plays like a brick. Very little sound. The strings seem awfully thick. I know, a crappy uke is probably always going to be crappy.

Would better strings help? Should I just set it on fire? Or cut it into a cigar box uke? Pour cement inside and sink her?

(Back on the 70's cops shows, the police always carried a "throwdown" piece, a gun which they'd put on a suspect if they accidentally killed an unarmed man. I figure any uke you really wouldn't play for friends as a "throwdown.")
 
I had one of the Rogue baris for awhile a couple of years ago. Put a set of Martin strings on it and it was an improvement. Finally gave it away to some one else who wanted to learn Uke. Good kids machine for learning.
 
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