OldePhart
Well-known member
Like the title says, it's amazing how attached you can get to a uke that isn't "special" in the traditional sense.
Yesterday I ordered an Oahu case from MGM for my Mainland mango tenor because since I have put fluorocarbon strings on it I have become so attached to it that I decided it was worthy of a better case than the "lightweight hardshell" case that I'd stolen from my Lanikai.
So, yeah, I ordered an almost $100 case for my ~$300 (discounting pickup) Mainland uke.
It's crazy, I play that Mainland probably three times more than my very nice KoAloha concert. I've been trying to tell myself that it's because I don't mind laying the Mainland on a shelf where I can pick it up for short "ukulele breaks" throughout my work day but...nah...that doesn't 'splain why I also go to it first when the work day is over!
There is absolutely no denying that the KoAloha tone is louder and a bit richer, nor that the koa of the KoAloha is prettier than the mango, and in fact I still don't much care for the rope binding on the Mainland, yet for some crazy reason I keep finding myself playing the Mainland! I spent a lot of time playing the Mainland while rehearsing for our Christmas service - maybe I now prefer the tenor scale to the concert? Whatever the reason, if I could only keep one uke it would probably be the Mainland rather than the KoAloha - crazy, I know, and I can't even 'splain it myself.
John
Yesterday I ordered an Oahu case from MGM for my Mainland mango tenor because since I have put fluorocarbon strings on it I have become so attached to it that I decided it was worthy of a better case than the "lightweight hardshell" case that I'd stolen from my Lanikai.
So, yeah, I ordered an almost $100 case for my ~$300 (discounting pickup) Mainland uke.
It's crazy, I play that Mainland probably three times more than my very nice KoAloha concert. I've been trying to tell myself that it's because I don't mind laying the Mainland on a shelf where I can pick it up for short "ukulele breaks" throughout my work day but...nah...that doesn't 'splain why I also go to it first when the work day is over!
There is absolutely no denying that the KoAloha tone is louder and a bit richer, nor that the koa of the KoAloha is prettier than the mango, and in fact I still don't much care for the rope binding on the Mainland, yet for some crazy reason I keep finding myself playing the Mainland! I spent a lot of time playing the Mainland while rehearsing for our Christmas service - maybe I now prefer the tenor scale to the concert? Whatever the reason, if I could only keep one uke it would probably be the Mainland rather than the KoAloha - crazy, I know, and I can't even 'splain it myself.
John