velofille
Well-known member
I got one of the cheap ($150usd) Concert sized "solid koa wood" Ukes from from taisamlu on ebay.
Wow talk about fast delivery time! i didn't expect a huge about for the price but i can tell you thats one sweet looking Ukelele! Surprisingly it arrived 2 working days after payment, which is pretty darned good since i live on the other side of the world! (I paid friday, arrived tuesday morning - EMS).
I tuned it up and immediately noticed the strings were wound around the pegs and had way to much excess (it was overlapping badly). Other than that I don't see anything immediately obviously bad with it.
Will restring when i get home from work. As far as sound goes, man it sounds so sweet!!!!
As far as size goes, my previous Uke was a Dolphin Soprano, so i was having a few problems with finger picking, not realizing that it was possible due to size.
I got Concert thinking that it might be a little easier, but also a bit louder. Turns out i'm a heap better at finger picking now my hands are less mashed up into small contortions (ok, i have large hands .. bigger than most guys).
Will take pics later on, and have a play in my lunch break!
Wow talk about fast delivery time! i didn't expect a huge about for the price but i can tell you thats one sweet looking Ukelele! Surprisingly it arrived 2 working days after payment, which is pretty darned good since i live on the other side of the world! (I paid friday, arrived tuesday morning - EMS).
I tuned it up and immediately noticed the strings were wound around the pegs and had way to much excess (it was overlapping badly). Other than that I don't see anything immediately obviously bad with it.
Will restring when i get home from work. As far as sound goes, man it sounds so sweet!!!!
As far as size goes, my previous Uke was a Dolphin Soprano, so i was having a few problems with finger picking, not realizing that it was possible due to size.
I got Concert thinking that it might be a little easier, but also a bit louder. Turns out i'm a heap better at finger picking now my hands are less mashed up into small contortions (ok, i have large hands .. bigger than most guys).
Will take pics later on, and have a play in my lunch break!