gotrice415510
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So im goin up to tahoe this weekend and i want to take my Kala KA-TG to tahoe for the cabin. Im thinking that taking it to the snow is a no no, but im gonna bored. Its not a solid wood, its a laminate.
Taking an Uke to the SNOW!!!
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gotrice415510
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wat would happen to it? like literally, would it bend or warp?
freedive135
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you shouldn't have any problems other than tuning issues, it will go out of tune with the temp swings and altitude didn't hurt my KA-S (it's been to 14,000)
My basement where I play swings from 52 to 68 deg and I have to tune all the time cuz of it.
I play my KA-T outside when its cold here in denver and it's been left in my truck for a few hours at about 10-20 deg. nice thing about having a laminate.
Now if I only didn't have to worry about humidity it was 10% to 30% yesterday, I wish I was brave enough to take my KoAloha outside.
My basement where I play swings from 52 to 68 deg and I have to tune all the time cuz of it.
I play my KA-T outside when its cold here in denver and it's been left in my truck for a few hours at about 10-20 deg. nice thing about having a laminate.
Now if I only didn't have to worry about humidity it was 10% to 30% yesterday, I wish I was brave enough to take my KoAloha outside.
Ahnko Honu
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What is this snow you speak of?
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LOL, Ahnko! You beat me to it. The onee sno here in San Diego is dat funnee stuff da' longh hairz cutz up on da meerors!
I brought an Ovation Applause UAE20 accoustic/electric soprano to the Philippines in extreme heat and humidity. It still plays sweet. Ric
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gotrice415510
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umm... tahoe snow.... like i mentioned in the op
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Joke from us in da' sunny states, braddah! Ric
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it's ok
I live in Maine, which has been really cold and dry this winter. I have a solid wood uke which lives in a case with a dampit and a Herco humidifier in the winter and has done fine. I wouldn't leave it in the car overnight and I'd only take it out to play it, but being a laminate, you shouldn't have any trouble.
I live in Maine, which has been really cold and dry this winter. I have a solid wood uke which lives in a case with a dampit and a Herco humidifier in the winter and has done fine. I wouldn't leave it in the car overnight and I'd only take it out to play it, but being a laminate, you shouldn't have any trouble.
LOL...I took my uke to Toledo, Ohio and it was -4 and it came back to sunny diego just fine! Make sure you have a case though and if your'e flying, I suggest you take it as a carry on!
haole
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Wouldn't recommend it. I brought my cheap Harmony out into the snow to film a couple seconds of footage for a video, and the parts where the finish was missing got really nasty from being wet.
Ahnko Honu
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This is why GOD created the FLUKE. 
PaulGeo
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Yeah... took my Flea and played in the snow... no problems other than it kept going out of tune apparently because the friction tuners were too cold.
Ahnko Honu
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You should be fine with a laminate uke. Here's my experience. I snowshoed into a yurt at Christmas several times with a laminate guitar. I would strap it in its gig bag to my backpack. My wife, dog and I would snowshoe for about 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours depending on the weather. We went from 2600 feet to over 5500 feet. Temperatures started at mid twenties. I could get the yurt up to the 80's quite easily with the wood stove.
The first year I was nervous so I let the guitar sit for several hours to get it up to room temperature. It was fine the whole trip, including hiking out in a rain/sleet/snow storm. I did wrap it in garbage bags.
The next year I decided to throw caution to the winds and as soon as we got unpacked and the fire going I pulled the guitar out and started playing. It was fine. I would play inside and out and never had a problem with it.
If you want to be safe, keep it in its case/bag until it comes up to room temperature. Keep it in a relatively stable area in the cabin (away from the outside walls/windows and away from the heat source.) If you really want to be safe bring some extra strings just in case. Having an instrument on a trip like yours will make a great trip even better.
Hope this helps.
The first year I was nervous so I let the guitar sit for several hours to get it up to room temperature. It was fine the whole trip, including hiking out in a rain/sleet/snow storm. I did wrap it in garbage bags.
The next year I decided to throw caution to the winds and as soon as we got unpacked and the fire going I pulled the guitar out and started playing. It was fine. I would play inside and out and never had a problem with it.
If you want to be safe, keep it in its case/bag until it comes up to room temperature. Keep it in a relatively stable area in the cabin (away from the outside walls/windows and away from the heat source.) If you really want to be safe bring some extra strings just in case. Having an instrument on a trip like yours will make a great trip even better.
Hope this helps.
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Ukuleleblues
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Everytime I go hiking with my uke in my backpack I always have this mental image of me slipping and falling on my back "CRUNCH". Never has happened though.
You should not have problem with a laminate. It might sound a little muted if you play it out in the cold (not due to your knit hat and hood).
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gotrice415510
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so ive decided to bring it! But im only going to play in and around the cabin not like directly in the snow, like some of you have assumed.
