After all this time I'm curious....whatever became of all the Alida ukes? I know Mike ended up selling his but I kind of dropped off the scene shortly after.
As for mine, it has been sitting in the case all this time waiting for the ukulele fairy to come bless it. I'm starting to think the ukulele fairy is just a myth...
Pulled the uke out a few weeks ago and was determined to make it or break it. Worked the frets a little more. Installed the shorter bass tail like Mike had done. Filed the nut slots. Filed the nut slots some more. Filed the nut slots. Again. Then I bought a rosewood mandolin bridge that was vaguely close to the right dimensions. Cut, filed, sanded, cussed and hollered until it worked well enough to actually let me play this thing. Blew thru 4 or 5 sets of strings trying to find some that matched up well.
At this point, I actually have a glimmer of hope that with some more tinkering it may morph into an actual ukulele one day. Still has a ways to go, but its at least starting to stabilize....
So now, please tell use the story of your Alida. Im really curious to know what fates the ukulele fairy dished out to each one!
As for mine, it has been sitting in the case all this time waiting for the ukulele fairy to come bless it. I'm starting to think the ukulele fairy is just a myth...
Pulled the uke out a few weeks ago and was determined to make it or break it. Worked the frets a little more. Installed the shorter bass tail like Mike had done. Filed the nut slots. Filed the nut slots some more. Filed the nut slots. Again. Then I bought a rosewood mandolin bridge that was vaguely close to the right dimensions. Cut, filed, sanded, cussed and hollered until it worked well enough to actually let me play this thing. Blew thru 4 or 5 sets of strings trying to find some that matched up well.
At this point, I actually have a glimmer of hope that with some more tinkering it may morph into an actual ukulele one day. Still has a ways to go, but its at least starting to stabilize....
So now, please tell use the story of your Alida. Im really curious to know what fates the ukulele fairy dished out to each one!