Aldrine Guerrero
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Okay it's been a little over a year since I got Mika (my tenor Kamaka) but I've always had my eyes set on a full custom Kamaka ukulele. The waiting list is long on a fancy one but the ones with an already pre-made template I heard is not too bad. A few months from what a friend told me.
Now here's where the decision becomes tough. I have enough for the down payment on one but a little short on the full. I can always save up and get enough for the full BUT...
I thought since I'll have a new Kamaka after that, Mika should go to a new home.
I'd love for someone else to have the same sound experience that I've had with Mika. She's done magic and wonders for me, so maybe it's someone else's turn.
Mika is a tenor Kamaka that I bought stock from a music store here on Kauai. I picked her up and immediately noticed potential. I knew what I wanted and what kind of sound I was looking for. I consulted Jake Shimabukuro about taking it back to the Kamaka shop and have some things modified. The product of Mika's makeover is the sound that you hear in my video's or if you ever came to our live performances. She produces a nice and warm tone with great fretboard feel. Anyone who's ever played her can tell you how nice the action and response is.
Should I sell her or not? Can you guys give me your opinions? If I should sell, how much should she go for? What would YOU do?
Here's a video of Nakashima Mika (the pop singer that Mika was named after) singing "Glamorous sky"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuY0-n2RFUc
Now here's where the decision becomes tough. I have enough for the down payment on one but a little short on the full. I can always save up and get enough for the full BUT...
I thought since I'll have a new Kamaka after that, Mika should go to a new home.
I'd love for someone else to have the same sound experience that I've had with Mika. She's done magic and wonders for me, so maybe it's someone else's turn.
Mika is a tenor Kamaka that I bought stock from a music store here on Kauai. I picked her up and immediately noticed potential. I knew what I wanted and what kind of sound I was looking for. I consulted Jake Shimabukuro about taking it back to the Kamaka shop and have some things modified. The product of Mika's makeover is the sound that you hear in my video's or if you ever came to our live performances. She produces a nice and warm tone with great fretboard feel. Anyone who's ever played her can tell you how nice the action and response is.
Should I sell her or not? Can you guys give me your opinions? If I should sell, how much should she go for? What would YOU do?
Here's a video of Nakashima Mika (the pop singer that Mika was named after) singing "Glamorous sky"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuY0-n2RFUc
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