mangouker
Well-known member
Soprano Mele ukulele in Kenya...good idea? bad idea?
..i was looking at fleas and flukes but when i played them i didnt enjoy them very much .....
I'm with mangouker, here. I've never really liked the feel of fleas & flukes. Could be the strings they had on them at the store. My travel uke is a $30 Leolani, the kind sold at tourist traps in Hawaii. The intonation gets a little wonky high up the fretboard, but it's great for knockin' around without worrying about it, and it actually plays pretty well (after tightening the friction pegs, & polishing off the varnish they slop over the frets). But for sheer durability, a flea/fluke can't be beat (no pun intended - I guess, actually it can). Have fun in Kenya.haha very true..i was looking at fleas and flukes but when i played them i didnt enjoy them very much and for that money id rather get a solid body mahogany mele...cheaaa love solid bodys
I brought a cheapy ohana laminate soprano to S.Africa for 2 months over july and august and it survived in a tent with below zero nights and days as hot as 95.[/QUOT
ya maybe i should just get that all black ohana sk-15
Sorry, I replied before I saw that you'd be there for a couple years. By all means, bring something you can live with and can't live without! Enjoy your hame away from home and let us know how things are going there if you can.Im going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years so yes ill be teaching but it wont be the chimps haha. Ya i probably should get something a little cheaper and laminate, that can just be banged around, BUT those meles are so pretty and i have found myself an excuse to get one....hhah
I brought a cheapy ohana laminate soprano to S.Africa for 2 months over july and august and it survived in a tent with below zero nights and days as hot as 95.[/QUOT
ya maybe i should just get that all black ohana sk-15
Send an email to Mike at UkeRepublic and tell him Paul sent ya -> sailorjim@ukerepublic.com
I'm geting a green one of those myself for mandolin tuning (GDAE)
Don't forget to take some extra strings...