Aloha all,
I purchased a Kamaka tenor from Hilo guitars back in early January. Since then I have spent many hours in the woodshed with the instrument. While I have I been quite happy overall I am beginning to get frustrated by a few issues.
The intonation throughout the scale of the instrument is pretty much horrible. 20 cents flat here, 20 cents sharp there...noticeable enough that it is driving my ear crazy. It is slowing me down at this point. Also, there is some fret buzz in a few spots. It seems like this uke could benefit from a luthiers TLC but I am worried about Kamaka's turn around time for such a repair. I am in Dallas and it would be really nice if the uke could stay here. I spoke with Chris at Kamaka and he suggested playing the instrument further but I have probably 40 hours or more playing time on the instrument. Enough is enough. Can anyone suggest what I should do? It would be particularly helpful if someone has experience (first hand) with a luthier in the Dallas area who could save this thing from becoming just a memory from an amazing trip to Hawaii.
C.
I purchased a Kamaka tenor from Hilo guitars back in early January. Since then I have spent many hours in the woodshed with the instrument. While I have I been quite happy overall I am beginning to get frustrated by a few issues.
The intonation throughout the scale of the instrument is pretty much horrible. 20 cents flat here, 20 cents sharp there...noticeable enough that it is driving my ear crazy. It is slowing me down at this point. Also, there is some fret buzz in a few spots. It seems like this uke could benefit from a luthiers TLC but I am worried about Kamaka's turn around time for such a repair. I am in Dallas and it would be really nice if the uke could stay here. I spoke with Chris at Kamaka and he suggested playing the instrument further but I have probably 40 hours or more playing time on the instrument. Enough is enough. Can anyone suggest what I should do? It would be particularly helpful if someone has experience (first hand) with a luthier in the Dallas area who could save this thing from becoming just a memory from an amazing trip to Hawaii.
C.