lfoo6952
Well-known member
Aloha Everyone:
I went shopping for a cheap low-end ukulele today for my student, as a gift. I selected the bottom of the line Flight Soprano model 310. The one off the rack sounded surprisingly great -- good clarity and volume.
I then asked the sales guy if he could replace the strings because it was probably played by tons of people. He then said he could give me a brand new one from his stockroom. He brought it out, tuned it up, and I played both of them side by side. They sounded different. The brand new one had less volume and less clarity. So I bought the one off the rack.
Ever experience this type of variability? Exact same model from the same builder but yet different sound. To me, it was a bit unexpected. Is it common with all builders or just some builders?
Luke
I went shopping for a cheap low-end ukulele today for my student, as a gift. I selected the bottom of the line Flight Soprano model 310. The one off the rack sounded surprisingly great -- good clarity and volume.
I then asked the sales guy if he could replace the strings because it was probably played by tons of people. He then said he could give me a brand new one from his stockroom. He brought it out, tuned it up, and I played both of them side by side. They sounded different. The brand new one had less volume and less clarity. So I bought the one off the rack.
Ever experience this type of variability? Exact same model from the same builder but yet different sound. To me, it was a bit unexpected. Is it common with all builders or just some builders?
Luke