Best way to store the ukulele

Hogger · Mar 8, 2009

I tried searching but didn't come up with much.
What's the best way to store the uke?
Is leaning it up against a wall OK, should you hang it from the head, lay it on it's back... What's best?

katerdee · Mar 8, 2009

In my opinion, optimal would be to get a case for it and lay the instrument on it's back.
I worked in an instrument repair shop for years, and things can go wrong hanging an instrument on the wall or leaning it. The most typical disasters are the instrument falling and the neck or headstock breaking, or (probably not a ukulele issue) the weight of the body being too much for the headstock cracking it or ripping off a tuner.

bbycrts · Mar 8, 2009

I see you're in Kennewick - environment's pretty dry there. Storing your ukulele in its case with a humidifier will give you a lot better method to control the humidity. It's especially important with an all-solid instrument, but it will help all of them to keep their climates controlled.

John Colter · Mar 8, 2009

The best way to store a ukulele is in a hard case. Don't forget, however, that it is essential to check it every day - at least once a day. Take from the case, check that it is still in tune, play it for at least half an hour. Then store it away in its case again.

That way it knows you still love it, and it won't pine. (or spruce, or cedar, or------)

Ukantor.

artee46 · Mar 9, 2009

hard cases are the way to go. very easy to travel with and don't have to worry about it getting crushed.

buddhuu · Mar 10, 2009

Yeh. Case. Hardcase if possible, but at very least one of the rigid foam ones for a decent solid wood uke. A humidity monitor and humidfier is a good idea, when needed.

Although, if your house offers a stable and healthy (for wood) humidity/temperature combination, a firm stand is a good indoor alternative, because the more you see your uke the more you'll play it!

Cheap plywood ukes are usually very sturdy. They should just be kept leaning up against your favourite chair/coffee table/bookcase where they are within reach at all times! :shaka:

grappler · Mar 10, 2009

yes i say hard case aswell.
but i dont have any so i just lean it against the wall

Hogger · Mar 11, 2009

Is there an acceptable humidity level? We have a hygrometer in our house that's part of a clock. It's been reading around 40%-50%.
*Revise. That was just after my wife had a shower, closer to 30% now.

GX9901 · Mar 11, 2009

40%-60% is good. You should have a case humidifier if it is under 40%.

John Colter · Mar 11, 2009

---------or get your wife to shower more often.

Ukantor.

pollybell · Mar 12, 2009

I fully agree that a hard case is safest. However, for me having it readily at hand means I pick it up and play it on impulse more than I would if I had to get it out of its case.

ReallyKevin · Mar 13, 2009

.. I've been laying my ukulele Lanikai Concert against the wall. After reading these posts, I have now considered buying a hard case. :x

tanimoto · Mar 15, 2009

hard case with a humidifier for my pono

Best way to store the ukulele

Hogger

Active member

katerdee

Member

bbycrts

Well-known member

John Colter

It ain't what you've got, it's what you do with it

artee46

Active member

buddhuu

Super Moderator (Retired)

grappler

Well-known member

Hogger

Active member

GX9901

Well-known member

John Colter

It ain't what you've got, it's what you do with it

pollybell

Member

ReallyKevin

Active member

tanimoto

Active member

Similar threads