After reading the thread about 1000-uke collections I noticed some of the comments reflected the constant struggle to explain (to laymen) why you have more than one uke. So, ok, here is the chance to explain why you have what you have.
I'll go first - for me it's about finding the right sound, one that defines what I want to do musically. This is impossible to do in a store or looking at a catalog. You have to play it for a while, say, anywhere from a day to a year, to know how you feel about it. This is complicated by the fact that finding the right strings is important for a uke. So I've bought quite a few for long-term evaluation.
Once I narrow down my favorite uke, I plan to sell the others and invest in a higher grade version in my favorite wood. Eventually I will end up with about 3-4 ukes.
I do this with other instruments, banjos, clarinets, and other stuff too. At one time I had about 6 banjos, now I have two. At one time I had more than a dozen soprano clarinets, now I have 3. The proceeds from selling those have gone into my current uke collection.
I'll go first - for me it's about finding the right sound, one that defines what I want to do musically. This is impossible to do in a store or looking at a catalog. You have to play it for a while, say, anywhere from a day to a year, to know how you feel about it. This is complicated by the fact that finding the right strings is important for a uke. So I've bought quite a few for long-term evaluation.
Once I narrow down my favorite uke, I plan to sell the others and invest in a higher grade version in my favorite wood. Eventually I will end up with about 3-4 ukes.
I do this with other instruments, banjos, clarinets, and other stuff too. At one time I had about 6 banjos, now I have two. At one time I had more than a dozen soprano clarinets, now I have 3. The proceeds from selling those have gone into my current uke collection.
