garyg
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So my uke tastes tend to be bi, I like contemporary koa ukes like my aNue Nue 1879, and my Ko'Aloha Pikake, and vintage mahogany ukes like my Martin 1M, Gretsch and Gretsch American, Gibson uke-1 and Favilla, all from the 50's or earlier. I haven't tried a really old vintage koa uke yet, maybe I'll become tri. But my question refers to the fact that after having been on this board for a number of months and reading lots of comments about bad sounding ukes, I'm wondering how common this actually is. I buy most of my vintage ukes off ebay and although I always ask how the uke sounds, frankly the best buys are frequently from folks who don't know much about ukes and likely couldn't even tune one properly. So, although I recognize that there is always the possibility of getting a uke that doesn't play well, I wonder how many bad sounding ukes people have actually played or heard, when we're talking about major brands like the ones mentioned above? Oh and lets throw in some other vintage brands like Nunes, Kumalae, Regal, Harmony (name or manufacturer), or any other bad sounding ukes that you've played and come from a prominent if not top of the line manufacturer. TIA, g2