AC Baltimore
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My dude Kurt at Rondo seems to have gotten in some interesting low priced ukes. I think I am getting the black one. http://www.rondomusic.com/acoustics.html
easy to restring. the real question is around intonation. ironically the lion red ukueles they were giving away at pubs here last year had really good intonation (well mine did)
Good uke tip: Practice more, buy less.
I bought a $20 uke once. I plucked it a few times then put it away, forever, lol.
I think they're pasties, in that whole Gypsy Rose spirit.
Ahhh they ain't that bad after a setup.
The sad thing is, when I was a kid coming from Horowhenua and rocking it with my uncles on the North Shore, Lion Red was the flavour of the day, and when you're a young fulla your first beer or two is a big deal. You wouldn't touch Lion Red with a ten foot barge pole these days, even if you were a leper! Those ukes still show up regularly on trademe too
(as an aside, came back to Levin where Dad occasionally let me refine the taste further on DB Draught... high living! Look at me now, Monteiths Black and top shelf whiskey on a school night )
It depends, maybe. I mean, I have a $20 mahogany laminate soprano that has absolutely awful intonation (and the frets are uneven and everything). I tried using two different kinds of strings and it still didn't sound any better. I could try more refined setting up, but since I got it as a gift, I don't think it's worth all the effort (and bread) to make it somewhat decent. (I've decided to just paint an awesome design on it and use it for decorative purposes or something )