Sigmund
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I'm home alone this evening and decided to have a ukulele party. As I had an episode of UAS a while back, I'm now the proud caretaker of a Kala Acacia tenor and an old and somewhat battered Martin soprano. I play the Martin more than the Kala because it sits out on a stand while the Kala resides in its case, but tonight I popped open the case and played through my songbook on the Kala. I then grabbed the Martin to strum while I caught up on e-mail and a couple of you tube videos I have been wanting to watch. The first few strums on the Martin reminded me of something that I had forgotten - different instruments demand different playing styles. The Martin is much more responsive than the Kala, but the Kala takes better to enthusiastic strumming (perhaps it's as much a difference between the soprano and the tenor as it is the brands).
I really feel that I need to investigate this further. To do so will, of course, require a greater selection of ukes with which to make comparisons. Do you think I need to add a concert size to the set? Or perhaps I should study the effect of different woods? Or different brands made out of the same wood? Or older versus newer instruments?
So many questions, so many ukes, and so little time (and money).
I really feel that I need to investigate this further. To do so will, of course, require a greater selection of ukes with which to make comparisons. Do you think I need to add a concert size to the set? Or perhaps I should study the effect of different woods? Or different brands made out of the same wood? Or older versus newer instruments?
So many questions, so many ukes, and so little time (and money).