I noticed that several music stores in my area have let their ukulele stock dwindle. I was just in a privately owned large music store and they had very few ukuleles in stock. They had about 5 Dolphins on the wall. I'm thinking these were orderd for Christmas. There were no tenors or concerts. Before they had different brands and even electric ukes.
One trend I've noticed in my area is the growth of acoustic guitars and acoustic electric. There were many more different size acoustic guitars. There were many crossovers, 1/2 size, 3/4, and etc.. I would say that the store I referenced above had a 100 acoustic guitars in stock. This is not guitar center or corporate owned. I was surprised at the number of acoustic guitars.
The acoustic guitars seem to have doubled in the amount they carry. I've noticed this in other stores that I visited. The electric guitars do not seem to be growing from what I've noticed.
Are the ukulele players moving to acoustic guitar?
Are people picking up acoustic guitar instead of the ukulele as a first instrument?
Is anyone else noticing this trend in their area?
I also thought that perhaps many ukulele players are no longer purchasing as many ukuleles or they're having customs built.
One trend I've noticed in my area is the growth of acoustic guitars and acoustic electric. There were many more different size acoustic guitars. There were many crossovers, 1/2 size, 3/4, and etc.. I would say that the store I referenced above had a 100 acoustic guitars in stock. This is not guitar center or corporate owned. I was surprised at the number of acoustic guitars.
The acoustic guitars seem to have doubled in the amount they carry. I've noticed this in other stores that I visited. The electric guitars do not seem to be growing from what I've noticed.
Are the ukulele players moving to acoustic guitar?
Are people picking up acoustic guitar instead of the ukulele as a first instrument?
Is anyone else noticing this trend in their area?
I also thought that perhaps many ukulele players are no longer purchasing as many ukuleles or they're having customs built.