bunnyf
Well-known member
I'm wondering...
1. How many of you out there are bothered by a heavy headstock, and
2. If you have a slotted headstock, did you get it primarily for the decreased weight or just some aesthetic consideration or perhaps some functional consideration.
I ask this because my daily player (a Bari) is very heavy in the head and I find it truly annoying and distracting. Even with a large lovely Lakota leather strap, I am bothered with the constant feeling of the headstock dropping. Even though I love the uke in every other way, I'm thinking that this may be intolerable and I may have to move this uke on to someone less perhaps "princess and the pea" than me. Is it just me? Are any of the rest of you bothered by this and have you taken this into serious consideration when picking an uke and did you pick a slotted for this very reason? Just like to hear your thoughts, as I contemplate whether I should consider a different Bari in the future.
1. How many of you out there are bothered by a heavy headstock, and
2. If you have a slotted headstock, did you get it primarily for the decreased weight or just some aesthetic consideration or perhaps some functional consideration.
I ask this because my daily player (a Bari) is very heavy in the head and I find it truly annoying and distracting. Even with a large lovely Lakota leather strap, I am bothered with the constant feeling of the headstock dropping. Even though I love the uke in every other way, I'm thinking that this may be intolerable and I may have to move this uke on to someone less perhaps "princess and the pea" than me. Is it just me? Are any of the rest of you bothered by this and have you taken this into serious consideration when picking an uke and did you pick a slotted for this very reason? Just like to hear your thoughts, as I contemplate whether I should consider a different Bari in the future.