3nails4holes
Well-known member
in looking around for a recent uke purchase, i began to wonder about a uke purchased from the lowest price out there vs. one from a dealer who offers the added value of "free setup."
let's take a factory made kala, lanikai, pono, ohana, etc. if there is a claim of some sort of setup by the dealer, what does that really actually mean? i know what is implied or even offered. but why is that necessary?
doesn't ohana or kala know what kind of instruments are rolling off of their factory floors? take nut & saddle adjustments for example. if these were really necessary changes and adjustments by the dealer, wouldn't the dealer just return the item to the manufacturer rather than spend time (which =money) to fix something that should have been done right the first time by the company? or rather does the dealer simply get it out of the box, play it and determine then if any problem exists? and then send the bad ones back for exchange/refund and the good ones hit their sales floor or stock room?
in tough economic times like these, i'm looking to make the best decision i can with my money. and if store "x" offers an ohana for $200 and store "y" offers it for $205 with "free setup" that has a claimed value or implied value of $15-30, i would clearly spend the extra $5 to get something that i think is worth more than that. but did anything really happen?
strings, for example. when a vendor says that the strings have been upgraded, what does that mean? to me it means that the strings that came on a uke from the factory were of inferior quality than ones that the dealer took the time to carefully install. but what if those fancier strings came installed on the uke in the first place from the manufacturer and there was no actual removal of crummy ones and installation of these fancier strings?
i suppose i'm just asking for some feedback or thoughts on this set-up stuff.
if it really happens, what actually goes on and is it worth my extra money or the perceived value of that service?
if the ukes already come from the factory ready to play, then why claim to offer such a wonderful added service that didn't really happen?
thanks uu universe! :shaka:
let's take a factory made kala, lanikai, pono, ohana, etc. if there is a claim of some sort of setup by the dealer, what does that really actually mean? i know what is implied or even offered. but why is that necessary?
doesn't ohana or kala know what kind of instruments are rolling off of their factory floors? take nut & saddle adjustments for example. if these were really necessary changes and adjustments by the dealer, wouldn't the dealer just return the item to the manufacturer rather than spend time (which =money) to fix something that should have been done right the first time by the company? or rather does the dealer simply get it out of the box, play it and determine then if any problem exists? and then send the bad ones back for exchange/refund and the good ones hit their sales floor or stock room?
in tough economic times like these, i'm looking to make the best decision i can with my money. and if store "x" offers an ohana for $200 and store "y" offers it for $205 with "free setup" that has a claimed value or implied value of $15-30, i would clearly spend the extra $5 to get something that i think is worth more than that. but did anything really happen?
strings, for example. when a vendor says that the strings have been upgraded, what does that mean? to me it means that the strings that came on a uke from the factory were of inferior quality than ones that the dealer took the time to carefully install. but what if those fancier strings came installed on the uke in the first place from the manufacturer and there was no actual removal of crummy ones and installation of these fancier strings?
i suppose i'm just asking for some feedback or thoughts on this set-up stuff.
if it really happens, what actually goes on and is it worth my extra money or the perceived value of that service?
if the ukes already come from the factory ready to play, then why claim to offer such a wonderful added service that didn't really happen?
thanks uu universe! :shaka: