My uke wish list keeps me up at night. I've got it bad (and that ain't good).
A Mya-Moe concert. Probably a classic, but maybe blingless. With pickup because why not. And I imagine it as a blondie. I love the idea of mango and the look of blond myrtle. I'll keep an open mind there. And I want more blond on the headstock logo of the two colors. I could save money by going blingless but I've always wanted maple binding. If you want maple binding then when having one built is the time to get it. I loved the maple binding on my old MP uke. I'm thinking mostly of the fretboard in this case.
After that, it's up in the air. I should get a tenor, because it's a tenor. That would perhaps be a Kamaka or a Collings. I've ruled out Koaloha because of the nut width. I've got a 1.5" nut on the Kanile'a already. It's wonderful and nice for variety but I prefer the smaller size.
And a Kamaka concert, because it's the first uke I ever noticed. I got the idea originally from George in the Beatles Anthology. It holds a special place for me even though I've never played one and people pull me aside specifically to tell me not to buy a Kamaka. I can't help it. It just calls to me. It's also THE benchmark. There are better concert ukes and worse concert ukes, but it's the benchmark. A minus is those stupid cotton-filled tuners. And you can't change em because Kamaka and Schaller are like peas and carrots.
Or maybe I'd switch those around and get a Collings concert and a Kamaka tenor. But I'm apprehensive about doing that because I love the Mainland so much, I don't want another mahogany concert getting in the way of that. But oh, what a problem to have.
I'd like to have a Koaloha, but I don't see where one fits in. I feel better about that now because my husband could have the D-VI, and so we'd have one in the house and I can hear it being played.
After that, I'd be done. I want there to be a stopping point. I'd rather play the instruments and have them be keepers. Obviously these all hit the wallet pretty hard. No huge shopping sprees for me.