Well, I've been looking at Riptides, waiting for the local store to get one in so I could play it, (I ordered it over a month ago, and haven't heard anything), so I emailed MusicGuyMic and let him know what I was looking for, and my budget, and asked for his advice, based on his reputation here on UU. I was planning on making the purchase in 2 or 3 weeks.
He responded with a uke that was more than I could really afford, and had the semi-hard case. I allowed that I could go a bit higher, as long as a hard shell case (similar to the alligator case in his store) was included.
His response was to call him, he could do $xxx, delivered.
So here was my dilemma: I'm 2-3 weeks in advance of when I can really afford the instrument, for more than I could really afford to part with, at a delivered price a fraction of the MSRP.
I was on the phone within 1 minute of the email arriving.
I will shortly be the proud owner of a new Kala KA KTG CT, tenor koa gloss cedar top ukulele.
http://www.kalaukulele.com/detail.asp?product_id=KA-KTG-CT
Happy New Year to Me!!!!!
-Kurt
(It is so hard to turn down a great deal like that!)
He responded with a uke that was more than I could really afford, and had the semi-hard case. I allowed that I could go a bit higher, as long as a hard shell case (similar to the alligator case in his store) was included.
His response was to call him, he could do $xxx, delivered.
So here was my dilemma: I'm 2-3 weeks in advance of when I can really afford the instrument, for more than I could really afford to part with, at a delivered price a fraction of the MSRP.
I was on the phone within 1 minute of the email arriving.
I will shortly be the proud owner of a new Kala KA KTG CT, tenor koa gloss cedar top ukulele.
http://www.kalaukulele.com/detail.asp?product_id=KA-KTG-CT
Happy New Year to Me!!!!!
-Kurt
(It is so hard to turn down a great deal like that!)