I've been sifting through a few posts here which don't speak too highly of the Mahalo line of ukes. I have two. I bought a painted red soprano as the first uke I'd owned in 30 years. I just wanted to make sure I was really in to this instrument (the uke) and I gotta say I was really sold, hence my presence here.
From there I moved up to the Lanakai Concert. Awesome...kept me way interested.
Then I made an impulse buy of a Mahlalo tenor....not quite the same inspiring experience as the previous two ukes. Not liking the action on the Mahalo tenor, I brought it into my local music shop and had them lower the action on it. It also had a wound c string which I never liked the sound of but it did throw a new vibe into my enjoyment of ukes in general.
A couple of nights ago I was jamming on it and the wound C string broke. Having my Lanny to fall back on I wasn't devastated.
Today I brought it in to the same local music shop and found out that although they carried ukes, they didn't carry strings. I immediately ordered D'addario strings as this was the only set of strings they were willing to order. No problem.
My question to the great UU community is...will these strings save me from what I consider to be a potentially shitty investment via the Mahalo Tenor OR can my purchase have redemption when these new strings are on it?
If not those what about the Worth's or Aquila's I've read so much about?
Sorry for the long-winded post but I have been drinking and playing the uke.
From there I moved up to the Lanakai Concert. Awesome...kept me way interested.
Then I made an impulse buy of a Mahlalo tenor....not quite the same inspiring experience as the previous two ukes. Not liking the action on the Mahalo tenor, I brought it into my local music shop and had them lower the action on it. It also had a wound c string which I never liked the sound of but it did throw a new vibe into my enjoyment of ukes in general.
A couple of nights ago I was jamming on it and the wound C string broke. Having my Lanny to fall back on I wasn't devastated.
Today I brought it in to the same local music shop and found out that although they carried ukes, they didn't carry strings. I immediately ordered D'addario strings as this was the only set of strings they were willing to order. No problem.
My question to the great UU community is...will these strings save me from what I consider to be a potentially shitty investment via the Mahalo Tenor OR can my purchase have redemption when these new strings are on it?
If not those what about the Worth's or Aquila's I've read so much about?
Sorry for the long-winded post but I have been drinking and playing the uke.