Hi,
I hope it's okay to start this thread! I'm from Bavaria in Germany and I wanted to buy my ukulele in the US, because the ukuleles you can get here in Germany are too cheap (20 $) or too expensive. I fell in love with the Kala KA-S, I think it's a good choice to begin with. In Germany, this ukulele is 79 €, which is 111 $. In the US, the price is 63 $ !
I wouldn't have it delivered by USPS etc.; my mother is flying to the US next week because her partner was living in California until last year. The ukulele could be sent to his familiy's adress and my mother would take it home to Germany in the hand baggage.
Now I've only got one question: are there much risks with this "method"? Could the ukulele be damaged in the hand baggage? I'm sure it could be repaired in Germany, too, but I just wanted to know how likely it is to be damaged. My mother would carry it in a bag.
Also, I don't think the ukulele will have a setup at this price. Can I simply go to a local ukulele dealer (unfortunately, Kala isn't sold in Bavaria) and let it get done? Will this be expensive?
Greetings from Bavaria
P.S.: I'm starting with ukulele because I had to give up playing the guitar a few years ago - my fingers were too short for some chords, it was really annoying. I hope I won't have this problem with a soprano ukulele
I hope it's okay to start this thread! I'm from Bavaria in Germany and I wanted to buy my ukulele in the US, because the ukuleles you can get here in Germany are too cheap (20 $) or too expensive. I fell in love with the Kala KA-S, I think it's a good choice to begin with. In Germany, this ukulele is 79 €, which is 111 $. In the US, the price is 63 $ !
I wouldn't have it delivered by USPS etc.; my mother is flying to the US next week because her partner was living in California until last year. The ukulele could be sent to his familiy's adress and my mother would take it home to Germany in the hand baggage.
Now I've only got one question: are there much risks with this "method"? Could the ukulele be damaged in the hand baggage? I'm sure it could be repaired in Germany, too, but I just wanted to know how likely it is to be damaged. My mother would carry it in a bag.
Also, I don't think the ukulele will have a setup at this price. Can I simply go to a local ukulele dealer (unfortunately, Kala isn't sold in Bavaria) and let it get done? Will this be expensive?
Greetings from Bavaria
P.S.: I'm starting with ukulele because I had to give up playing the guitar a few years ago - my fingers were too short for some chords, it was really annoying. I hope I won't have this problem with a soprano ukulele