byjimini
Well-known member
Just emailed Rick about building me a Compass Rose; if my calculations are right it should be about £1500.
I got my Sceptre in August which really changed my mind about hand-built ukes; I used to think it was an elitist thing, but after little niggles with ukes that I bought in the £150-£259 price range, I decided to go for it and haven't been disappointed. The difference is huge - it's got soul, in my opinion.
So yeah, despite my Sceptre I still yearned for a maple uke; Ohana would have got it if the shipping date didn't keep slipping, and even then I had a few cosmetic gripes about their top-of-the-range flamed maple. I've had my eyes on a Compass Rose for well over a year now, and I think the time is right.
I keep telling myself that I've had a gig a month for the past 6 months, and so I deserve it, but I still feel a tad guilty about spending this amount of money on an instrument. But then I look at it and fall in love again...
It's this very uke that I'm after, if anyone's wondering - linky
I still live at home, just got promoted and have a few gigs left this year, so I haven't got the same outgoings and dependancies as others - I'm getting that feeling in my bones that the time is right.
I got my Sceptre in August which really changed my mind about hand-built ukes; I used to think it was an elitist thing, but after little niggles with ukes that I bought in the £150-£259 price range, I decided to go for it and haven't been disappointed. The difference is huge - it's got soul, in my opinion.
So yeah, despite my Sceptre I still yearned for a maple uke; Ohana would have got it if the shipping date didn't keep slipping, and even then I had a few cosmetic gripes about their top-of-the-range flamed maple. I've had my eyes on a Compass Rose for well over a year now, and I think the time is right.
I keep telling myself that I've had a gig a month for the past 6 months, and so I deserve it, but I still feel a tad guilty about spending this amount of money on an instrument. But then I look at it and fall in love again...
It's this very uke that I'm after, if anyone's wondering - linky
I still live at home, just got promoted and have a few gigs left this year, so I haven't got the same outgoings and dependancies as others - I'm getting that feeling in my bones that the time is right.