Mine is holding up quite well.
I play it a lot at the beach.
We are also traveling in an rv and it goes with us.
Handled all the heat and sweating at UWC.
I mean no disrepect at all by this comment but are these ekoa ukes not suppose to be super durable and stable. I don't understand what the point of buying one of these is if you have to wear sleeves just to be able to play it. I don't do that on any of my wood ukes.
Please fill me in on this Andy.......I must be missing something here.
Hi Dave, my paranoia is the result of my Clara needing a new finish after a few months of playing. I had to send it back to Blackbird, which then developed a new finish for it.
So, yes, I admit I'm paranoid and this thread was started to hopefully cure me of that.
Hi Dave, my paranoia is the result of my Clara needing a new finish after a few months of playing. I had to send it back to Blackbird, which then developed a new finish for it.
So, yes, I admit I'm paranoid and this thread was started to hopefully cure me of that.
It's ok to be paranoid........I am always afraid I might miss a great deal in the marketplace so I check there constantly.
Thanks for filling me in on the Clara finish issue, I'm sure they have it solved but I understand why you are asking our fellow UUers
I saw one for sale recently (here or FMM) that had some finish chipping problem around the tuners. Not a wear/ durability issue but one of initial build.
Is Blackbird using a different type of finish now than earlier on their Claras? Actually, I wasn't aware that a uke made of other materials would also need a finish and thought that this might be one of the advantages of a non-wooden uke...
I have an earlier Clara that I bought used. The finish is peeling off the top. This is definitely a problem on a ukulele that is supposed to be a durable, play anywhere uke. From what I've read the newer ones should not have this problem. The Clara is a heck of a lot of fun to play.
I have an earlier Clara that I bought used. The finish is peeling off the top. This is definitely a problem on a ukulele that is supposed to be a durable, play anywhere uke. From what I've read the newer ones should not have this problem. The Clara is a heck of a lot of fun to play.
You can send it back to Blackbird and they will refinish it without cost to you (other than you shipping it to them). The improved finish doesn't suffer the same problem.
I have an earlier Clara that I bought used. The finish is peeling off the top. This is definitely a problem on a ukulele that is supposed to be a durable, play anywhere uke. From what I've read the newer ones should not have this problem. The Clara is a heck of a lot of fun to play.
Katysax, I bet if you call Joe at Blackbird, they will have you send it back for a refinish with the newer method. When I ordered mine and spoke to him on the phone, he talked to me about the new finish and said that he thought they had gotten all the others in and fixed - the ones with the old finish, I mean. I bet he will make it right, even if you are the second owner.
I've had mine a couple months - maybe more. I can't remember.... I've played the stew out of it. I've bumped it quite a few times. I have taken it back and fourth in the van. I've really not played my other ukes since getting the Clara, except to play some at Monday night jams when people show me their instruments. I love it. The sound, the feel, the look. I haven't been careful with it at all. Still looks great so far. I bought it because I need a great sounding, great playing instrument that doesn't need a lot of care. I am on the go a lot and I'm pretty rough with it. Love my Clara!!!!