didgeridoo2
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Today, I took my concert Mainland uke to have it professionally dressed and setup. A local guitar/ukulele dealer referred me to this shop so I drove over without an appointment. When I arrived, I was prompted to buzz and speak into the intercom to be allowed in. Now I know this place does repair and setup for a lot of well-known musicians, a lot of metal and hard rock guys/gals, so when I speak into the intercom and tell them I'd like them to look at my ukulele, I felt a little bit out of place. This is the type of place that you walk into a waiting room and the walls are full of band photos and headshots signed by the artists thanking the guy for being a good friend and doing a great job. When I walk into the shop, there are a couple of rocker types hanging around the desk, and hanging on the walls are guitars and pieces of guitars (one smashed-up looking guitar has "Lemmy" written on it). The owner greets me and I explain what I'd like done and that I'm a little concerned that the uke is going flat above the 7 fret. He takes it out of the case and starts checking it out and I guess I felt a little self-conscious about my little uke there, so I started to speak a little more directly and puff out my chest a little.
In any case, I should get it back in a few days and I can't wait to see how it turns out. The owner was real nice and I'm sure he'll give it a great tune up. I guess it just struck me as sort of funny and wondered if anybody else ever had an experience like this. I was thinking I should have some headshots done of me with a uke, sign it and send it over after I get it back.
In any case, I should get it back in a few days and I can't wait to see how it turns out. The owner was real nice and I'm sure he'll give it a great tune up. I guess it just struck me as sort of funny and wondered if anybody else ever had an experience like this. I was thinking I should have some headshots done of me with a uke, sign it and send it over after I get it back.