I brought one of my ukes today to the local music store to be restrung. They are generally condescending to uke players and have little to no uke selection. While looking through a pouch of string packs I have to find the ones I wanted him to put on he saw that I have a pair of Kala Flourocarbons, nothing special I just ordered a back up set when I For my Kala Koa 2 Tenor. He asked me why I had them...then offered me $25.00 for them. I told him, "They only cost 10 and he can order some online." He showed me all the different vendors online including Kala and even eBay and Amazon vendors and that everyone is completely sold out with no knowledge of when they will have more. He then upped his offer to $50.00. The more he offered, the more I wanted them (sad but true) and I would not part with them. When I got home I continued to research this but no where does it say Kala stopped making them, no where do I see people complaining they are not available, and no where is there a mention that are not available for sell anywhere (I did find a store, Elderly Music, with a few pack left but no one else has them.
Question: Does anyone know what's going on? Is the string so irrelevant that I shouldn't care? Any idea on a reason why this guy wanted them so badly?
Thank You
David
Ziggy6894
Question: Does anyone know what's going on? Is the string so irrelevant that I shouldn't care? Any idea on a reason why this guy wanted them so badly?
Thank You
David
Ziggy6894