casetone2514
Well-known member
Does anyone here know anything about Baton Rouge Ukuleles?
I have just been to Music Ground in Leeds and they have a selection of Baton Rouge ukes. I want a decent soprano as the sopranos I own are terrible (my best one is a Maholo) and so every time I see one I try it. They have quite a nice spruce top one but I tried a Mango Wood one and I fell head over heels in love with it. Why?
The wood and the finish are so beautiful. It has such an attractive grain and is wonderfully bookmatched as well.
The tone is beautiful for the price - it is clear and bright but has all the depth one would expect from a far more expensive instrument.
It plays extremely well. It is partly the very good set-up and that it comes with decent (Aquila) strings but also the neck finishing makes it easy to move up and down the scales and the finger board is so smooth.
The Price is £179 and this is why I am broken hearted. I had to leave my love in the darn shop for other uke players to paw and maul and put their greasy fingers all over. I hate being poor.
Anyway, back to the real world. I have never seen Baton Rouge ukes before - I noticed that they are made in china - and I wondered if anyone had tried any others and what they thought.
Here is a photo of my love's twin sister - not exactly identical but very similar.
Tony
I have just been to Music Ground in Leeds and they have a selection of Baton Rouge ukes. I want a decent soprano as the sopranos I own are terrible (my best one is a Maholo) and so every time I see one I try it. They have quite a nice spruce top one but I tried a Mango Wood one and I fell head over heels in love with it. Why?
The wood and the finish are so beautiful. It has such an attractive grain and is wonderfully bookmatched as well.
The tone is beautiful for the price - it is clear and bright but has all the depth one would expect from a far more expensive instrument.
It plays extremely well. It is partly the very good set-up and that it comes with decent (Aquila) strings but also the neck finishing makes it easy to move up and down the scales and the finger board is so smooth.
The Price is £179 and this is why I am broken hearted. I had to leave my love in the darn shop for other uke players to paw and maul and put their greasy fingers all over. I hate being poor.
Anyway, back to the real world. I have never seen Baton Rouge ukes before - I noticed that they are made in china - and I wondered if anyone had tried any others and what they thought.
Here is a photo of my love's twin sister - not exactly identical but very similar.
Tony