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thatguywiththeukulele · Mar 29, 2010

So i was sitting by my desk with my coroba 20-tm ce on my lap when all the sudden it falls. Thinking it was no big deal i picked it up only to discover that the bolts on the pick-up came off (i guess they were loose or something) i am to afraid to do anything myself so i took the strings off and backed it away...im going to guitar center tomorrow to fix it up...i got the warranty i cant find my receipt..hopefully guitar center keeps good records ={

buddhuu · Mar 29, 2010

Good luck with getting it sorted out.

I have to say that I doubt that damage caused by a drop will be covered by warranty. That's not really the store or manufacturer's responsibility...

When you say "bolts on the pick-up", can you be a bit more specific. I can't figure out which bolts you mean.

sukie · Mar 29, 2010

buddhuu said:
Good luck with getting it sorted out.

I have to say that I doubt that damage caused by a drop will be covered by warranty. That's not really the store or manufacturer's responsibility...

I'm agreeing here. Dropping is not a natural defect. It's pretty much your fault. Sorry.

thatguywiththeukulele · Mar 29, 2010

if its not covered by the warranty...which i think it might be because i remember correctly the guy said "anything is covered by the warranty" or something like.....but if its not no biggy....im sure it cant be that much money its not like anything broke on the uke

MTGuru · Mar 29, 2010

sukie said:
Dropping is not a natural defect.

At least not in the ukulele. It does seem to be a pretty common defect in players, though!

Sorry thatguy, that's not a dig at you. It could happen to anyone. If there's no structural or cosmetic damage, just loose electronics, you're lucky. And if, as likely, GC won't cover it as warranty damage, you might just look for another shop or luthier near you to fix it. Knowing how the big shops like GC work, I'm not sure I'd trust my uke to their repair guy unless I knew him or her. And it's always good to develop a relationship with a good local luthier you can rely on.

Get in the habit of putting your uke on a stand or hanger or in its case every time it leaves your hands. Inconvenient, but that's the best long-term protection against accidents. Either that, or decide that it's just going to get knocked around, and don't worry about it unless you have to.

Good luck with the repair!

thatguywiththeukulele · Mar 29, 2010

MTGuru said:
At least not in the ukulele. It does seem to be a pretty common defect in players, though!

Sorry thatguy, that's not a dig at you. It could happen to anyone. If there's no structural or cosmetic damage, just loose electronics, you're lucky. And if, as likely, GC won't cover it as warranty damage, you might just look for another shop or luthier near you to fix it. Knowing how the big shops like GC work, I'm not sure I'd trust my uke to their repair guy unless I knew him or her. And it's always good to develop a relationship with a good local luthier you can rely on.

Get in the habit of putting your uke on a stand or hanger or in its case every time it leaves your hands. Inconvenient, but that's the best long-term protection against accidents. Either that, or decide that it's just going to get knocked around, and don't worry about it unless you have to.

Good luck with the repair!

there really is not that many "non chain" music stores where i live...The guitar center i go to is actually mostly adult employees so im not worrying about some 16 year old messing with my uke...but then again you never know...thanks for your support ^.^

MTGuru · Mar 29, 2010

thatguywiththeukulele said:
im not worrying about some 16 year old messing with my uke

Well, maybe not that, exactly. But having worked at one of those big stores, I know that, unfortunately, sometimes the repair guys wouldn't necessarily treat a $200 ukulele with the same respect as, say, a vintage Les Paul gold top. It's just the nature of a high-volume business, but there are good people, too. If you can talk to the repair tech personally, that usually helps a lot. And especially with a simple electronics repair like yours, you should (hopefully) be good to go.

MTGuru said:
Get in the habit of putting your uke on a stand or hanger or in its case every time it leaves your hands.

Note to self, eyeing my uke now sitting on the bed: Practice what you preach!

thatguywiththeukulele · Mar 29, 2010

ya if they cant fix it (i highly doubt the wont be able to) im saving up for an eleuke anyway and material things dont mean much anyway ^.^

sukie · Mar 29, 2010

Hey -- let us know what happens, will you?

thatguywiththeukulele · Mar 29, 2010

will do! I'll post as soon as i get home from guitar center...Hopefully ill convince my mom (driver) to take me there today =3

thatguywiththeukulele · Mar 30, 2010

i was actually able to fix it myself

MTGuru · Mar 30, 2010

thatguywiththeukulele said:
i was actually able to fix it myself

There you go. Even mo' better!

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