Should I buy this?

salukulady · Jul 30, 2008

Okay, my daughter wants a baritone. Reasonably priced baritones are more rare. Three of my 9 ukes I bought from Ukuleleworld.com were from their damaged page. Two had a small cracks, one in front on the soprano I got fixed, one in back on the tenor I'm letting cure longer (the wood was obviously still green) before I fill it and the third was the neck on the baritone had pulled away from the body and my husband was able to fix successfully. I got great deals on all of them and am very happy.
Anyway, in shopping for a baritone for my daughter I found http://www.ukuleleworld.com/product.php?productid=1184&cat=172&page=1
What usually causes string buzz (nut, saddle, bad strings) and should I chance getting this? It's a good deal if it can be fixed. What do all you more seasoned players think?

Dino · Jul 30, 2008

The buzz could be a combination of things from the nut, to saddle and a fret that is too high. Hopefully, if the neck is straight, you should not have too much of a problem fixing. $99 sounds like a good deal for the problems described.

UkuLeLesReggAe · Jul 30, 2008

nice kala baritone
the buzz is fixable, to what i know of. Maybe they cant play ukulele and it buzzes from them.
who knows

SailQwest · Jul 30, 2008

Definitely a good deal, and the buzzing should be fixable. So of course, you should buy it!

polynesianpop · Jul 30, 2008

Sally, that UAS is kicking you in the pants isn't it???

salukulady · Jul 30, 2008

polynesianpop said:
Sally, that UAS is kicking you in the pants isn't it???

yes. this will make number 10 in our family, but this one is for my daughter, really!

cMejilla · Jul 30, 2008

salukulady said:
yes. this will make number 10 in our family, but this one is for my daughter, really!

we all like to pretend that is for someone else when we really know how it will go later on.

hoosierhiver · Jul 30, 2008

A problem with Baritone ukes is that there is alot of tension when you string them up,this pulls the neck forward,if the uke isn't made perfectly you can get alot of problems with buzzes or high action.Guitars have a metal rod in the neck to prevent this problem,baritone ukes do not.

salukulady · Jul 30, 2008

Okay, so I went ahead and ordered it before one of you guys beat me to it. After it arrives I post about it's buzz and how we'll fix it. I know two good luthiers so I think we'll figure it out. Thanks for all your advice!

hotnanas · Jul 30, 2008

i hate you for showing me the Luthier's Flea Market Page! But I love you more!

I wonder if I could get them for less since they are local?

polynesianpop · Jul 30, 2008

cMejilla said:
we all like to pretend that is for someone else when we really know how it will go later on.

Exactly -- my son has two ukes....

ichadwick · Jul 30, 2008

Consider an Amigo - solid spruce top baritone for under $100. Sold by several sellers and competitive pricing around $70 on eBay.

salukulady · Aug 3, 2008

Well, the uke arrived yesterday. I put aquilla low Gcea's on it and I can't make it buzz. I couldn't find the "damaged headstock" 'til one of my kids pointed out a small dent on the end. It's a beautiful uke with a rich sound.

My daughter (the one that it's for......really) was at a party when it came. When I went to pick her up, about 15 of her friends came out to the car to see the new uke. She was very happy with it. They made her play a song. It was great. I could tell she felt really good about herself.

Beautiful uke for a great price for a wonderful kid.

SailQwest · Aug 3, 2008

Congrats on the new ukulele for your daughter! It sounds like she's loving it!

freedive135 · Aug 3, 2008

Sweet deal!!!!

And you can't get it buzz, nice.

I looked at it when you first posted and thought ... Hmmmmm do I need a Baritone... nawww I can barely play my Tenor!!!!!

Plainsong · Aug 4, 2008

I think I might get the Kala jazz tenor for my husband. Yes, that's it. It's for my husband. He thinks they look cool too. Yeah, if I buy it, he'll play it for sure. Uh-huh. It's mostly for him. I mean, I might just pick it up every now and then but that's it. It's not for me.

salukulady · Aug 4, 2008

Plainsong said:
I think I might get the Kala jazz tenor for my husband. Yes, that's it. It's for my husband. He thinks they look cool too. Yeah, if I buy it, he'll play it for sure. Uh-huh. It's mostly for him. I mean, I might just pick it up every now and then but that's it. It's not for me.

Hey, is that the one they call the "Archtop"? It has f-holes? It's electric? My neighbor who started playing uke the same time I did, brought that one home last night on a whim. She stopped by a guitar store she and I check out once in a while for used ukes; the store is now a kala distributor. If it's the same uke your looking at, it's beautiful.....yeah, I think you hubby needs that uke too........

salukulady · Aug 6, 2008

Hey kids,
Here's another great deal on the same site I got my daughters uke.http://www.ukuleleworld.com/product.php?productid=19284&cat=172&page=1

hotnanas · Aug 6, 2008

salukulady said:
Hey kids,
Here's another great deal on the same site I got my daughters uke.http://www.ukuleleworld.com/product.php?productid=19284&cat=172&page=1

aren't these hilo sopranos normally like $30-$40 to begin with? regardless, i play my hilo all the time.

salukulady · Aug 6, 2008

hotnanas said:
aren't these hilo sopranos normally like $30-$40 to begin with? regardless, i play my hilo all the time.

You may be right....I was assuming this one was solid mahogany. The fine print does not give details........

Should I buy this?

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